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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 7 Hansard (2 July) . . Page.. 2252 ..
MR SPEAKER: Pursuant to the resolution of the Assembly of Thursday, 1 July 1999, as amended today, 2 July 1999, I inform the Assembly that I have been notified in writing of the nominations of Mr Berry and Mr Cornwell to the Select Committee on the Workers' Compensation System.
Motion (by Mr Humphries ) agreed to:
That the Members so nominated be appointed as members of the Select Committee on the Workers' Compensation System.
The Clerk: Pursuant to standing order 6, I wish to inform the Assembly that the Speaker will be absent for the period 15 July to 14 August 1999 and in that period the Deputy Speaker, Mr Wood, will, as Acting Speaker, perform the duties of the Speaker.
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
MR MOORE (Minister for Health and Community Care) (11.09): Mr Speaker, I take this opportunity once again to invite Mr Berry to apologise for his efforts yesterday in accusing me of being a racist and vilifying. It was an entirely inappropriate imputation. This is the third time I have invited him to apologise to clear the air of any imputation about racism. I think it is a reasonable thing to request, Mr Berry. I think it would be entirely appropriate for you to remove any imputation.
MR BERRY (11.09): No, I will not be apologising, Mr Speaker, because it was a glib vilification. I do acknowledge that the Minister, within a couple of days, apologised for his remarks because he had worked out that they were wrong. But that was not until it was brought to his attention. It was sloppy for a Minister of a government to make those - - -
Mr Moore: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr Berry has now reiterated the imputation, and I ask you to order him to withdraw the imputation. It is a clear imputation of racism. If he does not withdraw, Mr Speaker, I require that you use standing order 202(c). There is a clear imputation of racism.
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