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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 8 Hansard (25 August) . . Page.. 2397 ..

MR BERRY: I seek leave to make a personal explanation pursuant to standing order 46.

MR SPEAKER: Proceed.

MR BERRY: Thank you, Mr Speaker. In question time, the Chief Minister laid into me for not volunteering to provide commercial documents as a result of a request which she made some years ago. Mr Speaker, I was under no direction from this Assembly to provide those documents, which is quite in contrast to the position of this Chief Minister. A motion was passed by this Assembly which very clearly required the Chief Minister to supply contracts - - -

MR SPEAKER: That is not a personal explanation.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, this is completely different.

MR SPEAKER: It is a personal explanation insofar as you are concerned, but not the Chief Minister.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I never held this place in contempt. I was never directed to supply documents. This Chief Minister has and she has been holding this place in contempt.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you. That is it. You have made your personal explanation. Sit down.

MR SPEAKER: For the information of members, I present a report dated 17 August 1999 of a study trip undertaken by Mr Hird to Perth, and a report dated 6 August 1999 of a study trip undertaken by Mr Stanhope to Melbourne.

MR SPEAKER: For the information of members, I present, pursuant to section 4 of the Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting of Proceedings) Act 1997, authorisations to receive sound broadcasts of Legislative Assembly and committee proceedings given to specified government offices, subject to certain conditions.

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