Page 1970 - Week 07 - Thursday, 31 May 1990
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MR BERRY: I do. Mr Speaker, this issue arises because of a comment that Mr Humphries made in relation to the motion which was before the house noting his statement on World No Tobacco Day. Mr Humphries misrepresented my position in relation to the claim that I was the only one who had called for a trade union representative on the advisory committee for the distribution of the health promotion fund. Mr Speaker, that suggests that I would move in some way without consulting the trade union movement and move in such a way that would discredit the trade union movement or discredit my relationship with the trade union movement.
Mr Humphries has very clearly misrepresented the position in relation to that matter. In fact, Mr Humphries has misled the house. Mr Humphries well knows that there has been a submission put to him, in addition to my views, from the - - -
Mr Jensen: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; standing order 47 states that a member who claims to have been misunderstood or misquoted cannot introduce new matter or debate the matter, which is what Mr Berry is doing here. He should say what he has to say, and sit down.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for your observation. Mr Berry, I believe that, if you wish to claim that a Minister has misled the house, you must move so with a substantive motion. Therefore I ask you to withdraw those comments.
MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I move that this house takes note that Minister Humphries has misled the house.
MR SPEAKER: Order! I will take advice on that matter.
No, you will have to put that on notice in writing or seek leave or move a motion to suspend standing orders. Therefore that motion that you just put is not valid. Would you conclude your statement on how you have been misrepresented, withdraw the statement on the misleading of the house and then move a substantive motion, please, Mr Berry.
Mr Collaery: Mr Speaker, I might assist the house by indicating that my colleague Mr Humphries is prepared to withdraw the offending statement. That may assist Mr Berry.
Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, if I could make a personal explanation of my own I might be able to allay the need for Mr Berry - - -
MR SPEAKER: Do you seek leave to make a personal explanation.
Mr Humphries: Yes.
Leave granted.
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