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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 7 Hansard (21 June) . . Page.. 2326 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

throw themselves over the same ledge that Mrs Carnell was forced to fall over. Mr Speaker, I think this has been adequately dealt with. I am not going to respond-

Mr Wood: Did you contribute to the cabinet debate when these things were being discussed?

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I ask you once again for some protection.

MR SPEAKER: Two are under warning already, and there will be a few more very shortly.

Mr Corbell: It sounds like there was not a cabinet debate.

MR SPEAKER: I warn you, Mr Corbell.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Berry cites a series of failings which I have indicated already-

Mr Wood: Of yours.

MR HUMPHRIES: No. They were failings of the government-

Mr Berry: The cabinet.

Mr Wood: Of yours.

MR HUMPHRIES: No, that is not true.

Mr Wood: Yes, it is. You were the Attorney-General.

MR HUMPHRIES: If the principle is to be espoused that the Attorney-General bears the responsibility for legal mistakes made by other members of the cabinet, then why did not Mr Connolly resign when Mr Berry was forced from office over the VITAB affair? The same questions could be asked there about the extent of legal advice that was given to Mr Berry, or not given to Mr Berry over the VITAB affair. It seems the same case to me, Mr Speaker.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I have a supplementary question. I wonder if the Chief Minister could blame the ordinary person in the street if they came to the conclusion that the former first law officer was having a sickie the day these things were being considered.

MR SPEAKER: That is an expression of opinion. It is out of order.

MR HUMPHRIES: The question has been asked, Mr Speaker, and I would like to respond to it. The fact is that Mr Berry has put forward a list of problems, but he is not prepared to live by the solution, which is obviously-

Mr Wood: They are in here.

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