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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 10 Hansard (23 September) . . Page.. 3151 ..

MR BERRY: Indeed. Mr Speaker, the first thing that Mrs Carnell said was that I had put down staff in the Mental Health Service.

Mrs Carnell: Mr Speaker, on a point of order: Mr Berry can explain himself, but he cannot explain me.

MR SPEAKER: That is correct.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, Mrs Carnell has misinterpreted what I said in relation to staff in the Mental Health Service.

MR SPEAKER: Go on.

MR BERRY: Her interpretation describes me as putting down staff in the Mental Health Service, which, of course, is completely untrue. I have not put staff down.

Mrs Carnell: You said that there was no Director of Mental Health Services. There is. It is Richard Clarke.

MR BERRY: Mrs Carnell interjects as I speak. She said that I said that there was no Director of Mental Health Services and she said, "There is. It is Richard Clarke". The fact of the matter is that that is incorrect.

Mrs Carnell: It is not incorrect.

MR BERRY: It is incorrect, because Mr Clarke is not the Director of Mental - - -

Mrs Carnell: Of Mental Health Services; he is.

MR BERRY: He is not the Director of Mental Health Services. The Director of Mental Health - - -

Mrs Carnell: No, I did not say that.

MR BERRY: Mrs Carnell said that the Director of Mental Health Services does not provide treatment.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Berry, we are not interested in what Mrs Carnell said, under standing order 47. You have to quote where you have been misquoted or misunderstood. Do not push your luck.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, let me read to you the function of the Director of Mental Health Services.

Mrs Carnell: Mr Speaker, on a point of order: That has nothing to do with any explanation. Mr Berry has to quote the areas where he was misquoted or misunderstood.

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