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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 1 Hansard (20 February) . . Page.. 54 ..

Ms McRae: What about Mr Moore?

MR BERRY: It was all right for Mr Moore.

MR SPEAKER: No, it was not, but nobody took - - -

Ms McRae: We have favourites, have we? Very good.

MR SPEAKER: Pardon me! Nobody took a point of order. I would have upheld it against Mr Moore too. Continue, Mr Berry.

MR BERRY: The fact of the matter is, Mr Speaker, that it is not a matter reflecting on whether the vote was right or wrong. The fact is that it failed and it would have been illegal. Those are the facts of the matter. That is hardly a reflection on the vote.

Mr De Domenico: Mr Speaker, on a point of order: He has just done it again. I suggest that, whether Mr Berry likes it or not, this Assembly has already passed the Carnell budget. He is reflecting on a vote already taken in this Assembly and is out of order.

MR SPEAKER: I am happy to uphold the point of order, but what I am saying is - - -

Mr Wood: We can never talk about the budget. Oh dear, oh dear!

MR SPEAKER: Can we get on with the debate.

MR BERRY: The real issue in this debate is whether or not you censure a government that is ineptly handling the negotiations in relation to this enterprise bargaining arrangement. Mr Moore said that today he had again offered to us to amend the budget.

Mr Moore: I did.

MR BERRY: On that basis, I expect that you would have supported our censure motion.

Mr Moore: No.

MR BERRY: They are not tradable options.

Mr Moore: You continue working with your Liberal mates, otherwise we will amend the budget.

MR BERRY: Nobody is swallowing that any more, Michael. They are not tradable options, and I am disappointed that Mr Moore has raised it. What we have to come back to is the censure motion and the reason for it and leave all of the other baggage aside.

Mr Moore: Teach them action instead of words. Come on, let us amend the budget. I will move the amendment if you will support it.

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