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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 3 Hansard (9 March) . . Page.. 863 ..

MR SPEAKER: My goodness, it is a problem when we sit late, is it not?

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, this is not relevant to the amendment before the house, Mr Kaine's amendment.

MR WOOD: It is relevant to the debate we had. You were not on your feet a few minutes ago when Mr Osborne was speaking.

Mr Humphries: It is not relevant, Mr Speaker, and it is in breach of the standing orders.

MR WOOD: Mr Speaker, I will carry on.

MR SPEAKER: Just a moment. I will be the judge of that.

MR WOOD: I have a very clear memory.

MR SPEAKER: I will allow you to continue.

MR WOOD: Thank you. You just want to be a bit consistent, you windbag.

Mr Hird: Mr Speaker, I take a point of order. I cannot believe that Mr Wood would use that type of language.

MR SPEAKER: We all know that it is late. It is very strange but you do the Assembly no credit with this foolish wild exchange.

MR WOOD: Mr Speaker, I have a very clear memory of this. It was absolutely clear at the time, and I am sure it remained so, that with the competition policy that was being signed up to it did not follow that any utility should be sold. It was absolutely clear that the public - - -

MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Wood!

MR WOOD: I am responding to Mr Osborne, who seems to want to do this.

Mr Humphries: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr Osborne quite specifically said that he did not consider this to be a sale, so Mr Wood's comments - - -

Mr Corbell: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker.

Mr Humphries: I am in the middle of a point of order.

Mr Corbell: Mr Humphries is debating, Mr Speaker.

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