Pairing Arrangements

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:40): Supplementary: can the Leader of the Government inform the chamber of the last time he can recall, once a pair having been granted, it being deliberately broken by one side?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:40): I can only speak for this particular chamber in relation to the practices in the Legislative Council, and the practices are as I have outlined them. They have been changed or altered by the new Leader of the Opposition and the new whip in this particular chamber.