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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 3 Hansard (23 October) . . Page.. 4044 ..
MR HARGREAVES
: Thank you very much for your protection, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is most welcome. I do not hear them talking about migrant heritage at the Woden library. I do not hear them talking about the credit we gave to people who came to this region to help in the Snowy, the migrants we have talked about in other debates in this place.If Mr Pratt wants to politicise multiculturalism he should be ashamed. What are his credentials to even talk about multiculturalism? His purported service overseas on an aid program? I do not think so and neither do any of the people I speak to in the electorate, who often question his motives for even being there at all. Instead of driving wedges between the various groups-
Mr Pratt
: Mr Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order! I call on offensive words and point out that Mr Hargreaves has indicated some sort of untoward behaviour on my part whilst I was overseas, which is a total misrepresentation. I ask him to withdraw.Mr Corbell
: On the point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, there is no point of order. Mr Pratt has not indicated which point of order Mr Hargreaves has breached.MR DEPUTY SPEAKER
: No, he hasn't, actually.Mr Stefaniak
: On the point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, Mr Hargreaves quite clearly imputed improper motives to Mr Pratt, which is highly unparliamentary.MR DEPUTY SPEAKER
: Yes, but what were they?Mrs Burke
: Standing order 54-personal and offensive words.Mr Stefaniak
: He indicated that Mr Pratt had some improper motive in seeking the portfolio-Mr Corbell
: On the point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Mr Hargreaves was relating comments made by others to him. In those circumstances, I can see no assertion of any improper motive. Methinks Mr Pratt doth protest too much.MR HARGREAVES
: Mr Deputy Speaker, would you like me to repeat the words so that you can make a ruling on them?MR DEPUTY SPEAKER
: Order! I want to hear the words. Otherwise, I cannot rule on the point of order.MR HARGREAVES
: Mr Deputy Speaker, if you feel that they are inappropriate, I will withdraw them. I said, "His purported service in an overseas aid program? I do not think so and neither do any of the people I speak to in the electorate, who often question his motives for even being there at all."Mrs Burke
: That's an imputation.MR DEPUTY SPEAKER
: There is an imputation there.
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