Hansard - ACT Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 10 Hansard (24 September) . . Page.. 3216 ..

MRS CARNELL: You said any advertising at all - your words.

Mr Corbell: No, I did not.

MRS CARNELL: You did. Have a look in Hansard.

Mr Corbell: Any television advertising at all. How much television advertising?

MR SPEAKER: I warn you, Mr Corbell.

Ms McRae: I wonder which parliament on earth has no interjections.

MR SPEAKER: Constant interjections.

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, would you remind the Assembly of the standing order which permits you to give warnings?

MR SPEAKER: Standing order 202?

Mr Berry: Would you like to read the parts?

MR SPEAKER: It says:

If any Member has:

(a) persistently and wilfully obstructed the business of the Assembly -

one could interpret that as a warning, as the Chief Minister is trying to answer the question -

(b) been guilty of disorderly conduct -

paragraph (c) does not relate to this -

(d) persistently and wilfully refused to conform to any standing order -

one of which is to maintain some silence -

(e) persistently and wilfully disregarded the authority of the Chair -

that Member may be named by the Speaker.

I have just issued a warning to Mr Corbell.