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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 7 Hansard (2 July) . . Page.. 2093 ..

MR SPEAKER: All right. I quote:

MR BERRY: Would you read that again, Mr Speaker? I missed that bit. I apologise.

MR SPEAKER: I would have thought, as you asked me to read it, that you might have listened. I quote:

You are out of order with your statement and I ask you to withdraw it. Thank you.

MR BERRY: Which statement was that? Let me quote from - - -

Ms Carnell: All of them. All the ones with regard to reprehensible - - -

MR SPEAKER: Look; what the motion said is quite clear.

Ms Carnell: Mr Speaker, any comments with regard to reprehensible behaviour, intent, or any of the issues that Mr Berry has been raising are simply out of order, and will continue to be in this place.

MR SPEAKER: That is correct. Mr Berry, withdraw.

MR BERRY: Well, can I read to you from the dictionary?

MR SPEAKER: No, you cannot.

MR BERRY: So the dictionary doesn't matter to you.

MR SPEAKER: I know what the word reprehensible means, thank you, but it has nothing to do with that motion which was passed.

MR BERRY: I thought she was censured, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: You are wasting an awful lot of time, Mr Berry but, as I say, if you don't mind coming back on Monday to finish this work, that's fine.

MR BERRY: I am happy to do that, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Good.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, again, I go to - - -

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