Page 494 - Week 02 - Thursday, 25 February 1993
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MR BERRY (Minister for Health, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Sport) (11.15): The first thing I want to say, Madam Speaker, is that I observed a discussion going on between Mr Moore and the Opposition Whip yesterday in this chamber and I saw the same piece of paper.
Mr De Domenico: You do not know what you are talking about. On a point of order, Madam Speaker: I claim to have been misrepresented.
MADAM SPEAKER: At the end of the debate you may use standing order 46 or 47 to do that, Mr De Domenico.
MR BERRY: You can leap to your feet in the course of this debate, the same as Mr Kaine. You can be as agitated as you wish.
Mr De Domenico: All I have to say now is: Who is a liar now, Mr Berry?
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr De Domenico, you will have to - - -
Mr Kaine: He asked that question yesterday and you ruled that it was not unparliamentary.
MADAM SPEAKER: I will treat that as a rhetorical question, Mr De Domenico, but I warn you not to use that expression to - - -
Mr Kaine: Warn the Minister, too, please, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Kaine, I will take your advice. I warn all members not to use such expressions. Please proceed, Mr Berry.
MR BERRY: Thank you, Madam Speaker. The facts are that, prior to the consideration of a motion in this place in April 1992, there was much discussion between various parties about who would take places on the respective committees.
Mr Kaine: Yes, and the Labor Party welshed on the agreement and put a chairman in contrary to what you had agreed.
MR BERRY: Anybody that says - - -
Mr Kaine: That is the fact.
MR BERRY: I think what needs to be made clear here is that there was an attempt to get some sort of cooperative arrangement for all of the committees.
Mr Kaine: And you flunked it.
MR BERRY: Madam Speaker, I would not mind having the chance to speak without interjections from the agitated Leader of the Opposition, who is just about to be made a fool of.
Mr Connolly: Again.
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