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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 9 Hansard (22 August) . . Page.. 3167 ..

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, at the end of his remarks on standing order 46 he also said, "that I was cleared of any illegality"-

I never said that. Mr Speaker. Go over the page. I quote:

Mr Berry: No, no, I didn't say that. Now hang on, I've been Gary-ed again. I said, "I've been cleared by two inquiries, something that you can't say about yourself."

A statement of fact. I continue:

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, those words imply that there is something which-

Mr Berry: They don't imply anything.

And then it reads, "Oh, rack off." And those words were assigned to me. I continue:

MR SPEAKER: Mr Berry, look we have a great deal of work to do here over the next 6-

Mr Berry: I don't want to say any more that might impugn or might unjustly draw-

Then I was interrupted, apparently. I continue:

MR SPEAKER: Let's get on with the business. You're acting like children.

You might like to withdraw that imputation, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: I probably will repeat it again very shortly.

MR BERRY: The uncorrected proof copy then reads:

Mr Berry: I've got nothing to withdraw.

I think I have demonstrated that again today. I continue:

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I'll have to insist on withdrawal.

MR SPEAKER: What on earth are we on about here, Mr Berry?

MR BERRY: When I get to the end of it I will make it clear to everybody in this place. I quote:

MR HUMPHRIES: The allegation has been quite clear, and I ask that it be withdrawn.

It was never quite clear. I continue:

MR SPEAKER: Thank you. Would you mind withdrawing the-look, you said it yourself just now.

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