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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 1 Hansard (17 February) . . Page.. 186 ..

MR SPEAKER: That is quite correct.

Mr Humphries: I think it would be a courtesy to the Assembly for him to introduce the Bill before he speaks to it.

MR BERRY: I can do that now, if you like. I was going to do it later; but I can seek leave to introduce it now, Mr Speaker, if that pleases members.

MR SPEAKER: Is leave granted?

Mr Humphries: It does not exactly please us.

MR SPEAKER: As you have already got one Bill, Mr Berry, I would suggest that you concentrate on this first Bill. Then we will move to the second one. I do uphold Mr Humphries' point of order, though. You cannot very well address a Bill that you have not introduced.

MR BERRY: That is fair enough.

Ms Carnell: And it is not even on the daily program.

MR BERRY: But you were informed.

Mr Osborne: You are not going to seek leave to table a Bill?

Mr Humphries: A Bill which you have not got in the daily program?

MR BERRY: It was announced in the newspaper last week and it was also drawn to your attention electronically last evening.

Mr Humphries: Oh, it was in the newspaper!

Mr Osborne: I look forward to your seeking leave!

MR SPEAKER: Order, please! Can we get on with the business?

Mr Humphries: Was that not the same with Mr Osborne's Bill? Was that not in the newspaper as well?

MR SPEAKER: Please continue.

MR BERRY: Can I travel a little bit off the path?

MR SPEAKER: You can try.

MR BERRY: For expediency purposes, I would like to deal with the Bill, and then I will not have to deal with the matter again after its introduction.

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