Page 3181 - Week 15 - Thursday, 14 December 1989
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MR BERRY: See, you have swept it aside.
Mr Jensen: Who wrote that? Did you write that, Mr Berry?
MR BERRY: No. It is headed "the Liberal-Rally alliance". You swept it aside. The great division between your policies and those of the Liberal Party, of course, is clear, but I do not think that is going to affect the way that you behave in government. I am quite certain that you will turn your back on your policies if it suits your position.
I would like to touch on one other issue, Mr Speaker, before closing. It is something that happened today, which I think has been a very dark day in the life of this first Assembly. That was the issue in relation to standing order 272 where you ruled that the standing order had not been suspended by the - - -
Mr Jensen: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I believe Mr Berry is reflecting on a ruling that you have made.
MR SPEAKER: Please proceed away from that point, Mr Berry.
MR BERRY: Well, Mr Speaker, I think that, as a member of this Assembly, one of the rights one has is to reflect upon issues of concern and I think - - -
Mr Jensen: On a point of order, Mr Speaker - - -
MR BERRY: And, of course, you would not like it, Mr Jensen but - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Berry, please resume your seat.
Mr Jensen: Once again, Mr Speaker, I would suggest that Mr Berry is reflecting on a previous vote of the Government in contravention of standing order 51.
MR BERRY: There was no vote, Mr Speaker, as you will recall. I have run out of time, but I think the issue demonstrated that unfortunately the Chair is not as independent as this Assembly deserves, and I think - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! I request you to withdraw that immediately, Mr Berry.
MR BERRY: I have run out of time.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Berry, I asked you to withdraw that statement.
MR BERRY: Well, Mr Speaker, if you think that what I have said is unfair, then I must say that I am prepared to say that, in the handling of Assembly matters, the Speaker's independence has been generally proper but I am - - -
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