Page 948 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 30 March 1993
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Mr Cornwell: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. Mr Berry has just stated that hypocrisy got in the way of Mrs Carnell. I understand that "hypocrisy", used in a general sense, is not unparliamentary. However, you have ruled previously, Madam Speaker, that used towards an individual it is unparliamentary. I ask Mr Berry to withdraw it, please.
MR BERRY: I withdraw that.
MADAM SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Berry. Thank you, Mr Cornwell.
MR BERRY: Madam Speaker, what happened was that the truth got in the way of Mrs Carnell's position. Here we have a situation where the Government had done the right thing - - -
Mr Westende: He cannot say that, either.
Mrs Carnell: You cannot say that truth got in the way.
Mr Westende: You cannot say that, either. That is unparliamentary. I have been ruled out of order on that.
MR BERRY: Well, I am sorry then. What do I say?
Mr Cornwell: I take a point of order, Madam Speaker.
MR BERRY: What do I say? The facts of life got in the way.
Mr Cornwell: When he says that truth got in the way, that rather suggests that Mrs Carnell is not telling the truth. I ask for that to be withdrawn, too, please.
MR BERRY: Madam Speaker, what I have to do is climb to my feet here and say that the loving and caring Mrs Carnell - - -
Mr Westende: Hear, hear!
MR BERRY: None of that is true. I will not say it.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Berry, I would hesitate to ask you to do that.
MR BERRY: Madam Speaker, here we have a situation where the Liberals are critical of Labor, for good reason; because the Liberals have been relegated, again for good reason. I understand why they are critical of the winners and the grinners. At the same time we have to stop this criticism of a system which is going to survive all of the people in this Assembly.
Debate interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Berry: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
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