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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 5 Hansard (11 May) . . Page.. 1531 ..
Question put:
That the motion (Mr Berry's ) be agreed to.
The Assembly voted-
Ayes, 6 Noes, 11Mr Berry Ms Carnell Mr Corbell Mr Cornwell Mr Hargreaves Mr Hird Mr Quinlan Mr Humphries Mr Stanhope Mr Kaine Mr Wood Mr Moore Mr Osborne Mr Rugendyke Mr Smyth Mr Stefaniak Ms Tucker
Question so resolved in the negative.
MR SPEAKER: I wish to consult further with the Clerk. Order! I have consulted. We can deal with it now. Thank you, Ms Tucker, for your suggestion that we might move to executive business while I considered the matter, but we can deal with it now. I have taken advice. The situation is that if members wish to take up what Mr Berry said on Tuesday, reading into Hansard, then the matter has to be taken up as a substantive motion against, in this case, the Attorney-General or Treasurer. That has to be a substantive motion that can be debated in full. Otherwise, I rule that these comments are out of order and should be withdrawn. In other words, if you people wish to take this up and take it further, you are going to have to put it up as a substantive motion against Mr Humphries.
Mr Humphries: So it has to be withdrawn if there is not going to be a substantive motion.
MR SPEAKER: Otherwise, Mr Berry should withdraw the comments that he made as reported in Hansard on Tuesday. That is my ruling.
Mr Berry: What was your ruling again?
MR SPEAKER: That you withdraw. I do not know whether you heard the entire comment, Mr Berry, but I said that if you wish to pursue this matter it will have to be done by way of a substantive motion against Mr Humphries; otherwise you are going to have to withdraw it. In fact, I am asking you to withdraw it now. If you subsequently wish to pursue the matter, you must do it by way of a substantive motion.
Mr Berry: Are you ordering that I withdraw this?
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