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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 10 Hansard (13 October) . . Page.. 3063 ..

MR SPEAKER: There was no question at question time in relation to this.

Mr Berry: Yes, there was, I am sorry.

MR SPEAKER: There was a question asked by Mr Corbell, but the answer was not given then.

Ms Carnell: Mr Corbell asked me a question. Mr Hird is now asking me a question.

Mr Hird: That is right, and I want to know the answer.

MR SPEAKER: Mrs Carnell may have made a statement yesterday, subsequently.

Mr Berry: Oh, no, Mr Speaker. Have a look at the Hansard.

MR SPEAKER: I will.

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, so often this Chief Minister has said, "I have answered the question". Yesterday she did answer the question fully in response to a question that was asked. She went away and came back into this chamber and answered the question. The question has been fully answered, Mr Speaker.

Mr Moore: On the point of order, Mr Speaker: I presume Mr Berry refers to standing order 117(h): "A question fully answered cannot be renewed". The question from Mr Hird was whether or not Mr Corbell, in his media things yesterday, after question time, was doing a series of things. So this is a totally new question about Mr Corbell's behaviour and whether or not he has apologised. This is a matter that has not been fully answered - not at all.

MR SPEAKER: The Chief Minister, fortunately, is not responsible for Mr Corbell's behaviour.

Ms Carnell: Thank goodness for that.

Mr Corbell: On the point of order, Mr Speaker: If you are upholding Mr Moore's point of order that the question to the Chief Minister is in relation to my activities, then Mrs Carnell has no responsibility for my activities and she cannot answer that question.

Mr Moore: I think Mr Corbell is misinterpreting what I said, Mr Speaker. I said that there is a new element to this question. Standing order 117(h) says, "A question fully answered cannot be renewed". The question has another element to it, but it clearly is in the Chief Minister's portfolio area.

MR SPEAKER: As long as it does not involve - - -

Mr Moore: Mr Corbell's behaviour.

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