Page 3094 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 17 November 1992
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Mr Berry: Why don't you take it to court, then, Gary? It is a bit late now.
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Berry can weasel his way out of this some other time, Madam Speaker; but the fact of life remains that we have pursued and we have tracked down a matter of serious concern to this community, and still this Minister will not openly acknowledge as he should in this Assembly, to which he is accountable, what has happened under his stewardship.
Madam Speaker, obviously some members opposite, particularly those who sat on that committee, are not happy with what was said in the report. But I suggest to them that they were not present during many of the times when those matters in that committee report critical of government Ministers were debated and considered by the committee.
Mr Connolly: Your party was not present for half of the hearings.
MR HUMPHRIES: Madam Speaker, at all times when I was present at those committee meetings there were two and often three members of the Liberal Party present. There was generally only one Labor member, or occasionally two, present at any one time.
Mr Kaine: That was the duty stooge for the day.
MR HUMPHRIES: The duty person for the day. Madam Speaker, we were there on occasions when those opposite were not, and we heard things said which those opposite did not hear and which they now say should not appear in this report. They should take stock of their position. I seek an extension of time.
MADAM SPEAKER: Is leave granted?
Mr Berry: No.
MADAM SPEAKER: We need to move a motion, then.
Motion (by Mr Kaine) agreed to:
That Mr Humphries be granted an extension of time.
Mr Kaine: Are you silent, Mr Berry?
Mr Berry: I am just not going to give leave.
MR HUMPHRIES: Some people will go to any lengths to make sure that they do not get criticised and the truth does not come out. It is really very sad.
Mr Berry: I am not going to be insulted with misleading things. I am just not going to cop that.
MR HUMPHRIES: I ask him to withdraw that, Madam Speaker.
Mr Berry: I will prove later that these are misleading accusations. I withdraw the remark, but I will come to the matter later.
Mr Kaine: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. The Minister is not entitled to tell Mr Humphries that he is misleading the Assembly. He must withdraw it.
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