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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 7 Hansard (2 July) . . Page.. 2253 ..

MR SPEAKER: If you have made an imputation just now, Mr Berry, withdraw it.

MR BERRY: I will finish my five minutes.

Mr Moore: I have taken a point of order on an imputation, Mr Speaker, and I have requested that you consider standing order 202(c)

MR BERRY: I am happy to be ordered to withdraw it.

MR SPEAKER: If you would not mind.

MR BERRY: I am happy to be ordered to withdraw it.

MR SPEAKER: I am asking you to withdraw it.

MR BERRY: I accept your instructions.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you.

Mr Moore: Now you need to withdraw it. "I withdraw any imputation", you need to say.

MR BERRY: I withdraw it, Mr Moore.

Mr Moore: Thank you.

MR BERRY: Mr Moore made some comments which did agitate indigenous people, and they were then drawn to criticise Mr Moore for that behaviour. I do not know whether Mr Moore is a racist or not. I cannot make comments about that, but I can be critical of your public comments, Mr Moore. I say to you that what you said was quite inappropriate. You deserve to be criticised for it and you deserve to feel guilty about it.

MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (11.12): Mr Moore's comments were not racist comments. In context, they were in absolutely no way racist. Mr Berry should withdraw all the imputations that he has made and continues to make through his snide remarks.

MR SPEAKER: He withdrew them.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

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