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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 5 Hansard (5 May) . . Page.. 1396 ..

MR HUMPHRIES: Let me finish, Mr Berry. You will get what you want. You do not have to be hyper all the time. Mr Speaker, as documents become available in a class that has been referred to in here, we will make that set of documents available through the Speaker. It has occurred to me, Mr Speaker, that we might need to support the second part of Mr Berry's motion in order to be able to effect that, but I think that that is fair enough. We are quite prepared to do that if the motion gets up as amended by my amendment. Mr Speaker, if Mr Berry is prepared to withdraw paragraph (1) of his circulated amendment in favour of my amendment, it would solve the problem of having his amendment as a single block. If he wants to keep paragraph (1) of his amendment, I will have to amend his amendment, apparently, to be able to effect my amendment which is before the chamber.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a statement.

Leave granted.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I take it that the Minister still intends to pursue the amendment which is before us. We have not voted on it, but we will shortly.

Mr Humphries: Not before we have dealt with yours as well, I take it.

MR BERRY: My amendment has not been moved yet. If your amendment fails, which I expect, given the good sense of members here, I will move all of my amendment. In the absence of good sense in this respect, I will move the second half.

Amendment agreed to.

MR BERRY (4.47): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to withdraw paragraph (1) of the amendment circulated in my name.

MR SPEAKER: I am advised that, as you have not moved it, you do not have to withdraw paragraph (1); you can simply move paragraph (2), Mr Berry.

MR BERRY: That is sound advice. Mr Speaker, I move so much of paragraph (2) as is applicable. I need only to say that the reason for moving the amendment in this form is to make sure that the undertaking that has been given to the Assembly by the Attorney-General can be implemented. The end effect of this particular part of the amendment I circulated would enable the Speaker to receive the documents and circulate them in accordance with his powers, subject to the request of the Attorney. I do not think I need to say anything further, Mr Speaker, unless there is a need to amend this amendment.

MR SPEAKER: One moment, please, Mr Berry. I am just consulting with the Clerk.

Debate (on motion by Mr Berry ) adjourned.

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