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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 6 Hansard (16 May) . . Page.. 1727 ..

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I was the minister responsible for delivering on that promise, which is why I want to make a personal explanation. If you rule that I am not able to, I am happy to make a-

MR SPEAKER: I can see that you are personally affronted by this, so I think a short personal statement would be in order. I just want everybody to take on board that I do not want toing-and-froing over what might or might not have happened for governments. If people are personally affected, I am happy to entertain giving leave to them. But make it short. I think Mr Stanhope has made out a pretty good case.

MR HUMPHRIES: Well, I can make a pretty good case in this place, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: I know you can, but spare us.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, that sounded like a slightly biased comment. My comment is a very good comment in response to what Mr Stanhope has said, and I will make it very simply.

The report which Mr Stanhope referred to as not having been undertaken was commissioned by me, as Attorney-General, of the Law Reform Commission of the Australian Capital Territory. I subsequently inquired of the commission as to the progress of the report and I was told the commission was experiencing difficulties in completing its work in a range of areas because of a lack of resources. Consequently, in last year's budget, I, as Treasurer-again, me personally as Treasurer-ensured that $50,000 was put aside for the Law Reform Commission to enable it to do just that kind of work. I have provided both the commission and the funds to fulfil the obligation made to Mr Stanhope when he was in opposition.

MR SPEAKER: I think that fits within 46.

MS TUCKER: Mr Speaker, I would also like to use standing order 46 to seek leave to clarify something that is absolutely personal.

Leave granted.

MS TUCKER: I want to clarify something for the record. Mr Corbell suggested that I have taken a strong position against bullbars. I think he has confused my position with that of Pedal Power. What I did say-and I am quite happy to admit this-was that I was concerned about extra attachments on the front of bullbars. In fact, I had a discussion with Mr Wood, who acknowledged that that was an issue. I asked that we should perhaps look at the issue of bullbars but the Greens have never come out and said that we want to ban bullbars.

Paper

Mr Stanhope presented the following paper:

Ministerial Travel Report for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 March 2002.

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