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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 4 Hansard (8 May) . . Page.. 1159 ..

MRS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Treasurer): Mr Speaker, could I have leave to make a personal explanation?

Mr Berry: Definitely not, Mr Speaker. There has been a motion passed in this chamber to allow members to speak in the chamber - - -

MR SPEAKER: People are entitled to make personal explanations under standing order 46.

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, Mrs Carnell will have the opportunity to reply to the debate in due course, after everybody else has had a go.

MRS CARNELL: You have to wait till the end of the speech in which the comment is made, and I did.

Mr Berry: It is outrageous disorder.

MR SPEAKER: No, it is permissible for people to seek leave to make a personal explanation under standing order 46.

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, I understood that we had an approach that meant you waited until the end of the speech to stand up, which I did.

MR SPEAKER: Correct. You cannot interject when the member is speaking.

MRS CARNELL: It will be very short, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: We will save a lot of time if the Chief Minister gets on with it now.

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, in Mr Whitecross's statement there were lots of things that were untrue, but there were two things that were particularly unfortunate. He made the point that - - -

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, Mrs Carnell is debating the issue.

MR SPEAKER: No, she is not yet debating the issue. I will watch this very carefully, Mr Berry.

Mr Berry: I understand that Mrs Carnell disagrees with some of the things that Mr Whitecross said, and in due course she will have the - - -

MR SPEAKER: I have no idea yet what Mrs Carnell is going to say.

Ms McRae: We do, and she is debating the issue.

MR SPEAKER: You must be clairvoyant.

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