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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 9 Hansard (2 September) . . Page.. 2777 ..

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

MR BERRY (Leader of the Opposition): Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement pursuant to standing order 46. During the course of debate on the immediately past issue Mrs Carnell said something along the lines that I believe the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy considered only the heroin trial. That is quite untrue and Mrs Carnell should not have said that, because she has no evidence to say that.

Mr Moore: I take a point of order, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think Mr Berry wants to make an explanation under standing order 47. If he thinks something is wrong and wants to explain words, standing order 47 allows him to do that. Standing order 46 is where he feels there has been an affront to him on matters of a personal nature. So that I can understand what he is doing, I think standing order 47 might be what he means.

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Moore, I thank you for that.

MR BERRY: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to thank Mr Moore for drawing my attention to that standing order. He has been most helpful.

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: I was just going to give some direction to the Leader of the Opposition and draw his attention to standing order 47, but I thank Mr Moore.

MR BERRY: Thank you, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker. Everybody is being so helpful.

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: We are just trying to put you on the right track, Mr Berry.

MR BERRY: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for your kind guidance. The other issue that Mrs Carnell raised, and I think she either misquoted or misunderstood my view on the matter, was in relation to what people have said to me.

Mrs Carnell: They said, "Get hard on drugs, Mr Berry". What does that mean?

MR BERRY: Mrs Carnell said I said a bunch of people came into my office and said, "Get hard on drugs and lock them up". That is a nonsense. I have never said that and it has never happened. I think it is disingenuous for you to stand in this place and make those sorts of statements which are quite untrue.

Mrs Carnell: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I take a point of order. This is debating the issue.

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! I uphold the point of order.

MR BERRY: I am finished, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker.

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