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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 5 Hansard (11 May) . . Page.. 1523 ..

Mr Humphries (continuing):

the record for that very purpose, and I would ask that the record not be allowed to remain unchallenged on the report.

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, I take a point of order. He is now imputing that I read those particular passages into the report for some illicit reason. There is a personal imputation-

Mr Humphries: Okay, I withdraw. I withdraw. But you do the same thing, Wayne. I withdraw. You do the same thing.

Mr Berry: Withdraw what?

Mr Humphries: What you just asked me to withdraw. Now you withdraw the comments that you've made.

Mr Berry: I won't, because they are a part of a report that was given to me by the Speaker, for heaven's sake.

Mr Humphries: But it is a report that has not been published yet. It is an unpublished report.

Mr Berry: No, I cannot.

Mr Stanhope: I'd just like to address that point-

MR SPEAKER: Just a moment please. Just a moment, Mr Stanhope. I would like to clarify something. Mr Humphries, what do you wish Mr Berry to withdraw?

Mr Humphries: Mr Berry has quoted words from Mr Hargreaves, and he quite clearly, on page-

Mr Berry: From a report.

Mr Humphries: Sorry, they are the words of Mr Hargreaves-

MR SPEAKER: Just a moment. He has quoted words in a dissenting report that-

Mr Humphries: In a dissenting report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety. He has quoted those words with approval. He has adopted those words. You read what he says about that. He has clearly adopted the words of Mr Hargreaves. Now, in doing that-

Mr Berry: I read the report. I quoted the report.

Mr Humphries: No, you did more than that. You adopted the words. Look what is written on that page. Clearly, you adopted the words. Now, if Mr Hargreaves breached standing orders when he originally uttered made those words, as you have ruled that he did, then-

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