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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 8 Hansard (26 August) . . Page.. 2439 ..

MR CORBELL (5.23): What an absolutely extraordinary turn of events from the Government! Either you are committed to this process or you are not. Either you believe that Mr Berry and Ms McRae did nothing wrong or you do not.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Corbell - - -

MR CORBELL: I am speaking on Mr Humphries's proposal, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: You are.

MR CORBELL: Either you are committed to that process or you are not. You do not move a censure motion just to get someone to apologise.

Mr Berry: So you agree that "tax rorts" is okay? I did not mislead on that?

MR SPEAKER: Order!

MR CORBELL: There has to be something grievously wrong in this place. You do not move a censure motion and then change your mind. Either you have your convictions or you do not, and clearly you do not. What an absolute waste of time this whole exercise has been.

MR SPEAKER: This is going to be a long session, members.

MR CORBELL: What an absolute waste of time this whole exercise has been.

Mr Kaine: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: Is Mr Corbell debating the Minister's motion or is he debating something else? I am not clear.

MR SPEAKER: The question is: That Mr Humphries's motion be agreed to. I call Ms Tucker.

MR CORBELL: Mr Speaker, I had not finished. I think Mr Kaine was taking a point of order.

Mr Kaine: I do not know what motion you are speaking to.

MR CORBELL: You either have the strength of your convictions or you do not. I am speaking against - - -

MR SPEAKER: Order! Now you are straying away from the debate, I am afraid.

MR CORBELL: I am not, Mr Speaker. The point I am making is that I do not believe that Mr Humphries's motion should be agreed to, for the reasons I am outlining now. That is the question to which I was speaking.

MR SPEAKER: Proceed.

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