Page 2848 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 15 August 1990
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Mr Berry: I will raise a point of order. He said that ratting would come easily to me. It is a bit over the top.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Humphries, I did not hear the comment. Are you prepared to withdraw it?
MR HUMPHRIES: I am absolutely not prepared to withdraw it, Mr Speaker. I would like to quote from the Canberra Times of 6 August, according to which Mr Connolly said - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Berry, are you raising a point of order? If not, please resume your seat.
Mr Berry: I just raise it to assist you, standing order 55. I think it is not open to Mr Humphries to debate the issue.
Mr Humphries: On the point of order, Mr Speaker - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Humphries, I ask you to withdraw it, under standing order 55.
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, before you make that ruling I seek your leave to make a submission to you on your ruling.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Humphries, please just withdraw it so that we can get on with it.
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I am entitled to put to you an alternative view on that ruling, and I seek your leave to put that submission to you on your ruling.
Mr Berry: On a point of order: it is not open to Mr Humphries to debate this issue. You have made a ruling.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for that observation, Mr Berry.
Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: 202(e) - persistently and wilfully disregarding the authority of the Chair. He should be named.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Moore. Mr Humphries, standing order 55 puts forward the view that imputations are improper. I believe there was an imputation, regardless of press reports.
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I want to argue that it is not an imputation. I should have the right to explain to you why I feel it is not an imputation rather than have you ruling without having heard my case.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Under the circumstances of the debate before the house it was improper. Please just withdraw it.
Mr Kaine: Mr Speaker, I move:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent Mr Humphries from explaining his comments.
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