Page 166 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 26 February 2014
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Yesterday we had every single member of the Canberra Liberals talk in this place on the Fringe Festival. Every single member of the Canberra Liberals had an obsession and mentioned the Fringe Festival. Three members were more concerned around strippers in this Assembly. Here today we have a motion on employment—a motion on employment, jobs, growth of jobs and the impact of loss of jobs in the community.
Ms Lawder: Point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Ms Lawder, you have a point of order?
Ms Lawder: I think perhaps Ms Burch has inadvertently misled the Assembly. Not everyone did mention the Fringe Festival.
MS BURCH: I said three.
Ms Lawder: No; you said everyone.
Mr Barr: Madam Speaker, I ask that you stop the clock.
MS BURCH: Three speakers, everyone at the fringe.
MADAM SPEAKER: Would you stop the clock, please. Ms Lawder has raised an issue which is a point of order. Can you just repeat what you said, please.
Ms Lawder: Madam Speaker, I believe I said Ms Burch may have inadvertently misled the Assembly by saying everyone mentioned the Fringe Festival yesterday—every speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: Ms Lawder, normally with a point of order like that I would rule it out of order because it is more a debating point. If you wanted to address the issue of whether someone said something in a debate, that is a debating point and not a point of order. I have a bit of concern about the language that you used by saying that maybe Minister Burch has misled the Assembly, because you cannot do that except by substantive motion. It is not a point of order to dispute what was said in a debate yesterday. I rule it out of order and I ask you to be a little careful about the way that you phrase those things, because an issue of misleading the Assembly can only be addressed by a substantive motion.
MS BURCH: If I may, Madam Speaker, I am quite happy to withdraw that.
MADAM SPEAKER: Is this on the point of order?
MS BURCH: On the point of order, thank you. But I will. Madam Speaker, can I continue?
MADAM SPEAKER: I am sorry. You were speaking on the point of order?
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