Page 1835 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 30 May 1990
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MR BERRY: I have a supplementary question that the Minister might like to take on notice also. While he is getting this information, he might also find out how much it would cost in rent terms to relocate the Independent Living Centre or for it to pay rent at the market rate at the school.
MR HUMPHRIES: I am happy to obtain the information that Mr Berry wants, on the proviso that this does not become an exercise in closure by stealth - by identifying particular parts of the system and particular savings that would be made by particular actions, and then going out and frightening the concerned school community with those figures.
Mr Collaery: They would. They have been doing it for three weeks.
MR HUMPHRIES: I think that they may well have less than noble motives.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Moore!
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to the fact that I have not said a word.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Moore, your maniacal laughter is voluble.
MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, he seemed to be calling for some sort of undertaking from me in relation to that question. If I may, I will give an undertaking to the Minister that any information that he provides will be used to expose him in relation to school closures.
MR HUMPHRIES: I have to say, Mr Speaker, that if that kind of advance costing is to be used in a fashion which will be unnecessarily frightening and deleterious to the interests of education in the ACT he will have to ask very hard to get the information that he seeks.
Mr Moore: I was standing to raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would ask you to withdraw the word "maniacal" that you used in reference to me, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Moore, I must admit that that is not a correct term to use in your case. There are other terms that I could have used.
Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; can I request an unqualified withdrawal?
MR SPEAKER: I withdraw it. Thank you, Mr Moore.
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