Page 4688 - Week 15 - Thursday, 16 December 1993
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Members interjected.
Mr Stevenson: I take a point of order, Madam Speaker. I believe that the Chief Minister has the right to be heard, and members as well as people in this gallery have the right to hear her. That is not possible.
MADAM SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Stevenson. I am very tempted to name the next person who proceeds to defy that order. We will have order.
Mr Moore: Try it on. See how long she will last.
Mr Kaine: We are going to have chaos. That is what we are going to have.
MS FOLLETT: Thank you, Madam Speaker. However, in the interest of making the Bill available for consideration by members and by the general public - - -
Mr Berry: Madam Speaker, Mr Moore just said, "Try it on" when you said that you would be tempted to name people. Mr Moore just said, "Try it on and see how long you will last".
Mr Humphries: What is wrong with that?
Mr Berry: That is a direct threat to the Speaker and I ask that he withdraw it.
MADAM SPEAKER: It is most impertinent, Mr Moore.
Mr Moore: Madam Speaker, did you hear me say such a thing? If there was any offence to the Speaker, then I will withdraw whatever caused any offence.
MADAM SPEAKER: Now, let us proceed with order.
Mr Berry: It was a silly thing to say, Michael.
Mr Moore: You had better take note.
MS FOLLETT: However, in the interest of making the Bill available for consideration by members and by the general public as soon as possible, I have decided to introduce the Bill in this form.
Mr Berry: Madam Speaker, I take another point of order. Mr Moore just said, "You had better take note", repeating his threat to the Speaker.
Mr Humphries: Madam Speaker, I think Mr Berry is taking frivolous points of order in this chamber and he should be named.
MADAM SPEAKER: Thank you for your advice, Mr Humphries. I do not regard it as frivolous in any way to make threats against the Speaker. Mr Moore has already withdrawn the first comment. I believe that he would wish to withdraw the second one if he was indeed inferring some dishonour against me.
Mr Humphries: I am sure that he was not, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: It will be up to him to decide.
Mr Moore: Madam Speaker, Mr Berry's interpretation of the comment was an attempt simply to do that. It seems to me that what Mr Berry is doing here is reflecting on the Speaker. I think Mr Berry should withdraw.
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