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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 5 Hansard (15 May) . . Page.. 1546 ..

MR SPEAKER: But I do not know that Mr Moore is actually saying that.

MR MOORE: I do not think I am, Mr Speaker. All I have done is read from the Crimes (Offences against the Government) Act.

MR SPEAKER: I have not heard any allegations.

MR MOORE: It seems to me that when Mr Berry comes into this house and accuses people of - - -

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, Mr Moore - - -

MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Berry, if you continue to interject - - -

Mr Berry: No; I am raising a point of order.

MR SPEAKER: Very well.

Mr Berry: I may raise them under the standing orders. Mr Speaker, Mr Moore imputed by his reference to those documents which he just read into Hansard that in some way I was guilty of some crime. He should be ordered to withdraw that imputation, if in fact he made it. He should be ordered to withdraw the imputation, unless he denies that there is an - - -

MR MOORE: Sit down, Wayne. You were talking about people on the take from the tobacco companies. Sit down.

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, I never said that.

MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Moore, as far as I am aware, read some legislation. I did not hear any imputation.

MR MOORE: Exactly. Just to make it easier for Mr Berry, I shall explain the relevance of that legislation. It is a serious piece of legislation which Mr Berry ought to look at very carefully, along with other members of the Labor Party, because the Labor Party has taken around $1m - - -

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, what is the relevance?

MR SPEAKER: There is no question of relevance at the moment. Mr Moore is explaining why he read that section.

Mr Berry: What is the relevance to the debate?

MR SPEAKER: He is coming to it now. He just explained to you that he was about to explain to us what the relevance was.

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