Page 1559 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 2 May 1990

ADJOURNMENT

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Mr Collaery: Mr Berry is asleep, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker.

Mr Berry: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I claim to have been misrepresented.

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: In relation to what?

Mr Berry: Mr Collaery, in his usual foul way, declared - - -

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Berry, I think we will take that up after we have gone through the process.

Mr Collaery: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.

Question resolved in the negative.

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Berry, do you claim to have been misrepresented?

MR BERRY: Yes, precisely.

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Please proceed.

MR BERRY: Mr Collaery claimed that I was asleep. I can tell you, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, that I am the one who knows whether I am asleep.

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Berry, I think you have made your point. Please resume your seat.

Mr Berry: I just want to make sure that Mr Collaery is called to order when he does those sorts of things in future.

Mr Collaery: You did not think of that earlier.

Mr Berry: Well, Mr Collaery was found out in his defamation earlier.

Mr Collaery: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, on a point of order; Mr Berry has - - -

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: On what basis is your point of order, Mr Collaery?