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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 4 Hansard (28 March) . . Page.. 956 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):
tax. Consistent with that agreement which other States are honouring, we are not providing a specific service on the GST, but we are involving ourselves in helping ACT community organisations to understand the effect of the GST on them.
MR RUGENDYKE: My question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, I was interested to read a story in the Canberra Times last Wednesday concerning the Canberra Cosmos and the club's despair at their poor crowds this season. I was particularly surprised to read one part of the story referring to Cosmos chairman, Ian Knop, which said:
Knop said yesterday that the three-year commitment to the club he had made to Chief Minister Kate Carnell expired in May, and that the time had come to assess whether the Cosmos had a viable future.
Could the Chief Minister elaborate on the details of this commitment from Mr Knop and why it was necessary for him to give you this commitment?
MS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, all that information has been put on the table in this Assembly before. That may have been before Mr Rugendyke was elected, so I am more than happy to make that information available again. As I said, Mr Rugendyke, it is on the public record. The Cosmos also get funding under the elite sports teams program, and there has also been a loan to the Cosmos, which was public.
I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper.
MR SPEAKER: During the adjournment debate in the Assembly on 9 March, Mr Berry made certain comments regarding the possible attendance of the Chief Minister at a function on the outskirts of the Territory. Standing orders 54 and 55 prohibit the use of offensive words against any member and provide that all imputations of improper motives and all personal reflections on members should be considered highly disorderly.
I have considered and have read the proof Hansard record of what was stated on the evening in question, and I have concluded that the words used were offensive and reflect on the Chief Minister personally and, therefore, were highly disorderly. I therefore call on Mr Berry to withdraw the personal reflection unequivocally in relation to the Chief Minister.
Mr Berry: Speaking to that matter, Mr Speaker, if I may - - -
MR SPEAKER: No, you may not. I want you to withdraw. Standing order 202(b) states that if any member has been guilty of disorderly conduct that member may be named by the Speaker.
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