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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (25 June) . . Page.. 2088 ..

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation pursuant to standing order 46.

MR SPEAKER: Proceed.

MR BERRY: Thank you, Mr Speaker. During question time, Mrs Carnell said that I did nothing in relation to workers compensation provisions. I remind the Assembly that Mr Moore, Mr Hird and I were involved in a committee which made wide-ranging recommendations in relation to workers compensation in the Territory. That was tabled in October 1994.

Mrs Carnell: Mr Speaker, on a point of order: He is debating the topic. He is debating the issue, Mr Speaker.

MR BERRY: No, I am not.

MR SPEAKER: I am watching this very carefully.

MR BERRY: I am glad that the Government has been able to reduce workers compensation costs, with the assistance of those recommendations.

MR SPEAKER: Now you are beginning to debate it. That is enough.

MR WHITECROSS (Leader of the Opposition): Mr Speaker, I want to make a personal explanation under standing order 46.

MR SPEAKER: Yes.

MR WHITECROSS: I claim to have been misrepresented, in that Mrs Carnell, in answer to some questions, indicated that my office had received answers to questions that I had asked in the course of the Estimates Committee process and, on the basis of that, wondered why I was asking questions. Mr Speaker, I did receive an answer to the questions I asked in relation to the Fay Richwhite consultancy. The answer I received was:

A response was provided to the above question on 30 May 1997. The following information is provided as clarification in relation to that response.

The response indicated that there is only one review of ACTEW being undertaken but that a number of reports will be prepared. These reports are working papers and may not be limited to those listed in the response of the 30th of May. The consultants will prepare a single final report incorporating the results of the working papers.

That calls into question some of the answers the Chief Minister gave; but that is another matter.

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