Page 1860 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 30 May 1990
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Mr Collaery: On a point of order; this is an imputation on the Chief Minister, who is accused of having low moral fibre. If he had said "morale", he might have got away with it.
Mr Moore: Yes, that is standing order 55, for imputation.
Mr Collaery: I am indebted to the voice at the pillar. I ask that Mr Berry be instructed, firstly, to resume his seat, Mr Deputy Speaker.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes. Mr Berry, would you sit down while the point of order is being raised.
Mr Collaery: And withdraw the imputation on the Chief Minister.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: And you say the imputation is "moral"?
Mr Collaery: "Low moral fibre".
MR BERRY: The Chief Minister stands accused of having low moral fibre. But it is up to him; he can respond to it if he wants.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes, I would ask you to withdraw that, Mr Berry.
MR BERRY: I withdraw anything that is on the record in relation to low moral fibre and I will say that, in my view and in the Labor Opposition's view, the Chief Minister is of low moral fibre.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Are you withdrawing that or not, Mr Berry?
MR BERRY: I withdrew the first bit. I have just added another bit. That is my view.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I think I have asked you to withdraw "low moral fibre".
MR BERRY: I am allowed to have a view on these things. It is my view; it is the Labor Opposition's view.
Mr Collaery: Withdraw it.
MR BERRY: I will not, not for you. It is an opinion that the Labor Opposition holds, and we are entitled to hold it.
Mr Collaery: Mr Deputy Speaker, you have instructed Mr Berry to withdraw, in an unqualified sense, his gross imputation on the Chief Minister.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I think "low moral fibre" is an imputation, Mr Berry. I would ask that you withdraw those three words, thank you.
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