Mandatory Sentencing
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Urgent Motion
Miss BURTON (Kogarah) [3.48 p.m.]: I move:
That this House:
(1) condemns the Northern Territory mandatory sentencing laws as unfair, unjust and discriminatory:
(2) calls on the Northern Territory administration to repeal its mandatory sentencing laws forthwith; and
(3) calls on the Federal Government to overturn the Northern Territory mandatory sentencing laws should the Northern Territory administration fail to do so.
Much debate has taken place during the past few days on mandatory sentencing.
[Interruption]
Mr SPEAKER: Order! The honourable member for Murrumbidgee will resume his seat. If the honourable member for Coffs Harbour addresses the Chair from beyond the bar, he will not return to the Chamber.
Mr Fraser: Point of order—
Mr SPEAKER: Order! The honourable member for Coffs Harbour will resume his seat.
Mr Hazzard: Point of order—
Mr SPEAKER: Order! The honourable member for Wakehurst will resume his seat. The honourable member for Murrumbidgee is a new member. One of the basic tenets of this House is that members should not wander up and down the aisles addressing the member with the call. The House would be in chaos if every member acted in that way. The actions of the honourable member for Murrumbidgee were unparliamentary. If he again behaves in that way I will direct that he be removed from the Chamber.
[Interruption]
Mr SPEAKER: Order! I ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove the honourable member for Murrumbidgee from the Chamber.
[The honourable member for Murrumbidgee left the Chamber, accompanied by the Sergeant-at-Arms.]
Miss BURTON: Mr Speaker—
Mr HARTCHER (Gosford) [3.50 p.m.]: I move:
That the honourable member for Kogarah be not further heard.
The House divided.
Ayes, 30
Mr Brogden
Mr Collins
Mr Debnam
Mr George
Mr Glachan
Mr Hartcher
Mr Hazzard
Ms Hodgkinson
Mr Humpherson
Dr Kernohan
Mr Kerr | Mr Maguire
Mr Merton
Mr Oakeshott
Mr O'Doherty
Mr O'Farrell
Mr D. L. Page
Mr Richardson
Mr Rozzoli
Ms Seaton
Mrs Skinner
Mr Slack-Smith | Mr Souris
Mr Stoner
Mr Tink
Mr J. H. Turner
Mr R. W. Turner
Mr Webb
Tellers,
Mr Fraser
Mr R. H. L. Smith |
Noes, 55
Ms Allan
Mr Amery
Ms Andrews
Mr Aquilina
Mr Ashton
Mr Barr
Mr Bartlett
Ms Beamer
Mr Black
Mr Brown
Miss Burton
Mr Campbell
Mr Carr
Mr Collier
Mr Crittenden
Mr Debus
Mr Face
Mr Gaudry
Mr Greene | Mrs Grusovin
Ms Harrison
Mr Hickey
Mr Hunter
Mr Iemma
Mr Knight
Mrs Lo Po'
Mr Lynch
Mr Markham
Mr Martin
Mr McBride
Mr McGrane
Mr McManus
Ms Meagher
Ms Megarrity
Mr Mills
Ms Moore
Mr Moss
Mr Nagle | Mr Newell
Ms Nori
Mr Orkopoulos
Mr E. T. Page
Mr Price
Dr Refshauge
Mr Scully
Mr W. D. Smith
Mr Stewart
Mr Torbay
Mr Tripodi
Mr Watkins
Mr Whelan
Mr Windsor
Mr Woods
Tellers,
Mr Anderson
Mr Thompson |
Pairs
| Mr Armstrong |  | Mr Knowles |
| Mrs Chikarovski | | Ms Saliba |
Question resolved in the negative.
[Debate interrupted.]