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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (24 June) . . Page.. 2016 ..

MR MOORE (continuing):

We must also recall that health, being the biggest item of the budget, carries with it those same problems about superannuation that were raised earlier. We note from the Auditor-General's report that, when the Auditor-General reassigned the costs of the superannuation expenses and the operating result back to the Department of Health, in terms of the Chief Minister's Department, he made a $57m superannuation reallocation, with an adjusted surplus or loss of $31.5m, when you take into account the operating result of $88m. So, Mr Speaker, the same serious problems go through this department as go through every other department, in the way that Mr Osborne raised in his speech.

MR BERRY (6.03): Mr Speaker, as you allowed some debate about how one lost one's health ministry, I think the record needs to be set straight.

Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to the state of the house.

A quorum not being present, and the bells being rung -

MR SPEAKER: Mr Berry, where are you going? Come back.

MR BERRY: I am not going anywhere.

MR SPEAKER: You are not allowed to, under standing orders, either. Standing order 33 states:

When the attention of the Speaker has been called to the fact that there is not a quorum present, no Member shall leave the area within the seats allotted to Members until a quorum is present or 4 minutes have elapsed ...

MR BERRY: I apologise. (Quorum formed) No matter how much Mr Moore will try, it is going to be difficult for him to re-create history in relation to that. People remember the circumstances. They remember Mr Moore being pinged for his association with the tobacco companies and the Australian Hotels Association.

Mrs Carnell: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I do not actually remember Mr Moore ever being pinged.

MR BERRY: By me.

Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: The association with the tobacco companies is a line that Mr Berry raises constantly, and I consider it an imputation on my reputation. I seek a withdrawal.

MR BERRY: Pinged - I withdraw that.

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