Page 475 - Week 02 - Thursday, 22 February 1990
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Clearly, Mr Speaker, if you are to be drawn into debate in this house, we will have great difficulty continuing the structure of business, as is designed for this house. I put to you, Mr Speaker, that if Mr Berry has sufficient concerns he should raise it as a matter of privilege under the correct standing orders, or - - -
Mr Whalan: I wish to raise a point of order.
MR SPEAKER: One point of order at a time, thank you, Mr Whalan.
Mr Whalan: But he is making a speech, Mr Speaker.
Mr Kaine: You cannot interrupt one point of order with another.
Mr Whalan: It is a speech, not a point of order.
Mr Moore: I raise another point of order, Mr Speaker. You have always allowed a point of order on a point of order before. It has been going all this last two weeks.
MR SPEAKER: If I was in error before, I do not need to be reminded of it, thank you, Mr Moore. Please proceed, Mr Collaery.
Mr Collaery: Mr Speaker, I put to you that it would be out of order for you to engage in debate in this chamber on the issues raised by Mr Berry.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for your observation, Mr Collaery. I will gladly report back to Mr Berry on his most important observation. I will take that question on notice.
MR BERRY: I have a supplementary question that you might also wish to take on notice.
MR SPEAKER: I will take both of them on notice. Please address them to me in writing.
MR BERRY: Well, you might be able to answer this one. Will you, as Speaker, give consideration - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Berry. I will take that on notice, thank you.
Mr Humphries: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I think, with respect, Mr Speaker, that Mr Berry's supplementary question, so called, highlights the abuse of supplementary questions which the Opposition has engaged in. If it was truly supplementary, it would have arisen out of your answer. Since no answer was given, I think that in fairness it could not possibly be a supplementary question. I would ask you in future not to allow those sorts of supplementary questions.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you.
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