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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 12 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4099 ..

Mr Berry: Four per cent up.

MRS CARNELL: No, we are not. It is on budget at the moment. There are a lot of people out there who think we are doing a pretty good job. Again, I would like to commend the health budget and all of the people who work so hard to make our health system work as well as it does.

MR BERRY (1.06 am): Mr Speaker, Mrs Carnell distorts events again. I have no interest in Mrs Carnell's pharmacy. All I am interested in is her conflict of interest and making it - - -

Mrs Carnell: Mr Speaker, I think that Mr Berry is reflecting on a vote of this Assembly. We have voted on the issue of conflict of interest.

MR BERRY: No, we have never - - -

Mrs Carnell: Yes, we have.

MR BERRY: When? We voted on whether you could have two jobs or not. That is the only vote we had. We never had a vote on conflict of interest. Thank you, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: No, you are not thanking me. We will be checking this matter.

MR BERRY: You can check it all you like, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: We will be.

MR BERRY: If there was a vote, I am not reflecting on it. What I am saying is that there is an issue of conflict of interest at large - - -

Mr De Domenico: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. Standing order 62 talks about repetition. I suggest that that is about the seventeenth time Mr Berry has mentioned conflict of interest. Perhaps he should get on with the job at hand.

Mrs Carnell: Mr Speaker, may I add to that? There is also a standing order that says that you cannot reflect on the conduct of a member, and that is exactly what he is doing.

MR BERRY: No; hang on a minute.

Mr De Domenico: Standing order 62, for a start, Mr Speaker.

MR BERRY: Well, which one? Mr Speaker, we have a situation where the issue of conflict of interest has been raised.

Mr De Domenico: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. Standing order 62 talks about repetition. I suggest that Mr Berry be called to order or named.

MR SPEAKER: I am trying to find the other one.

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