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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 3 Hansard (26 March) . . Page.. 625 ..

MRS CARNELL: Mr Kaine, I can certainly guarantee that nobody on this side or none of our staff has put on a lot of weight lately. The Auditor-General's report stated clearly that only a very small number of meal allowances had been claimed by Ministers' staff in the period from April to June 1995. In fact, for the period from February to June last year only 10 meal allowances were claimed, amounting to $134. In the financial year to date, only six meal allowances have been claimed by Ministers' staff, totalling $80.40. This means that in the term of this Government a grand total of $214.40 - - -

Mr Berry: On a point of order, Mr Speaker - - -

Mr De Domenico: Under which standing order?

Mrs Carnell: Sit down, Wayne.

MR SPEAKER: Order! How can I hear the point of order if you people are shouting all the time?

Mr Berry: You might ask the Chief Minister whether she could tell us whether her staff are getting their award entitlements along the way.

MR SPEAKER: There is no point of order.

MRS CARNELL: That means that this Government has spent a total of - - -

Ms Follett: On a further point of order, Mr Speaker: When you say "you people are shouting", I would like it made quite clear just who is doing the shouting, because I feel that it casts a slur on all members of the Assembly who are not shouting. I think you should be more specific.

MR SPEAKER: I shall be only too pleased to do so.

MRS CARNELL: That means that in the term of this Government a grand total of $214.40 has been spent on meal allowances claimed by Ministers staff. I am sure that about 11 members of this Assembly will agree that the figure compares very favourably with the $6,929 quoted in the report as having been paid in meal allowances by the former Labor Government, just for the period July 1994 to March 1995. That is $6,929 compared to $214.40.

I am sure that, while the Assembly was being built, some people would have liked to build a trough - - -

Opposition members interjected.

MR SPEAKER: Order! The Opposition will stop interjecting at this point.

Mr Hird: I draw your attention to standing order 39, Mr Speaker. You pointed towards Mr Berry, who continuously interrupts. You have a duty under the standing orders.

MR SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order.

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