 He also stated that if Labor and the Greens attempted to do a deal to form government, he would advise the Governor of Tasmania, Sir Phillip Bennett, to dissolve parliament and call a fresh election.The accord was signed on 29 May.Governor Bennett considered Gray's request to call another election but declined, as constitutionally the Gray government was still in caretaker mode, and he had assurances from the Greens that they would support a Field government.