http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/search?IW_DATABASE=*&IW_FIELD_WEB_STYLE=*%20AND%20SpeechIdKey%20CONTAINS%20(25March2003%2022598%2020966)%20AND%20OrderId%20CONTAINS%20(2110790) Search results for * AND SpeechIdKey CONTAINS (25March2003 22598 20966) AND OrderId CONTAINS (2110790) generated by Hansard Search en-au Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:25:03 +1000 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:25:03 +1000 720 Perceptive Enterprise Search http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/?IW_INDEX=Hansard91-94-NoCommon&IW_FIELD_TEXT=SpeechIdKey%20CONTAINS%20(25March2003-22598-20966)%20AND%20OrderId%20CONTAINS%20(2110790)&LDMS=Y CONSTITUTION (PARLIAMENTARY REFORM) BILL Second reading Debate resumed from earlier this day; motion of Mr LENDERS (Minister for Finance). Hon. PHILIP DAVIS (Gippsland) - I rise to speak on the Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Bill, which is fundamental to the governance of this state for the next century. We are about to consider changes to Parliament which will be changes forever. In doing so we should consider why it is we are in a position to reflect on this bill at all. I assert that the primary reason is because the government, in its enthusiasm, is displaying hubris in the sense that now it has the opportunity to exercise the dominance of numbers in this chamber it will ensure, notwithstanding all the meritorious consideration of the arguments that goes into this debate during the course of this week, that the bill in the form the government has presented to the house will pass the chamber, as indicated clearly, without qualification. In the event that the debate is extended the debate will be guillotined and the bill passed through the Parliament. I wonder how new members of the house, particularly those members on the ... 55 http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/?IW_INDEX=Hansard91-94-NoCommon&IW_FIELD_TEXT=SpeechIdKey%20CONTAINS%20(25March2003-22598-20966)%20AND%20OrderId%20CONTAINS%20(2110790)&LDMS=Y Tue, 25 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +1000