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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 5 Hansard (15 May) . . Page.. 1478 ..

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

Mr Humphries: He is feeling the heat over there.

Mr Berry: I am not feeling the heat at all. Mr Moore, by his comments, imputes improper motives to members of the Labor Party in this place, and I would ask him to withdraw them.

MR SPEAKER: We have been through this before. A collective attack is not regarded as an attack on an individual. If Mr Moore had attacked individuals, he would most certainly have had to withdraw.

Mr Berry: So, if they are a bunch of - - -

MR SPEAKER: So, there is no point of order. It has been discussed before, Mr Berry.

MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, I can understand why Mr Berry is feeling, to use his term, the blowtorch on the belly - although it is a while since we have heard him use that term. He is feeling the pressure because he knows that, when he stands at the next election, he will be at a huge disadvantage if things change. He and every other member of the Labor Party have an advantage - - -

Mr Berry: I rise on a point of order. Mr Moore says that I have improper motives in considering this issue, and I would ask him to withdraw it.

MR SPEAKER: No. I do not believe that Mr Moore has been suggesting that there are any improper motives. If so, I would certainly ask him to withdraw. I think he said that there was going to be some disadvantage to everybody in the Labor Party.

Mr Berry: I think Mr Moore was suggesting - - -

Mr Whitecross: He said "Mr Berry".

MR SPEAKER: If you take offence, I am sure that Mr Moore would - - -

Mr Berry: Mr Moore was suggesting that the way I deal with this legislation in this place is influenced by our association with the Labor Club. That is imputing an improper motive, Mr Speaker, and I would ask him to withdraw it.

MR SPEAKER: You personally, or all members?

Mr Berry: No; me.

MR SPEAKER: Very well, if you take it - - -

Mr Whitecross: He was named.

MR SPEAKER: Order!

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