Page 2627 - Week 09 - Thursday, 8 August 1991
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MRS GRASSBY: Because they do not write up the poor or the unemployed.
Ms Follett: Mr Deputy Speaker, on a point of order: Could I ask you to control Mr Stevenson. He just cannot continue to interrupt, no matter who is speaking.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I will do two things: Firstly, Mr Stevenson, you are interrupting, so I would ask you to desist from that; and secondly, Mrs Grassby, you are probably straying from the point, which is in relation to members' salaries. Perhaps you could get on with that.
Mr Duby: I disagree there; I think the second ruling was clearly incorrect.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: You might disagree, Mr Duby, but do not worry about that. Carry on, Mrs Grassby.
MRS GRASSBY: His comment to my leader was, "I will give up if you do". I find that very interesting. I always remember somebody who wanted to give their money to the poor and who said that they would do it when everybody else did, which means that it is never going to be done. That is a very good excuse - "I will do it if you do it". If he believes in not taking this money, if he believes that he should not be here, he should not take the money and he should not be here. But he should not stand up and use a barefaced lie in saying that he does not believe in it when he takes it - - -
Mr Stevenson: On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker: I do not think "BFL" is acceptable here.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes, Mrs Grassby, withdraw the word "lie". I think you are accusing him of lying, so withdraw that.
MRS GRASSBY: Untruth, Mr Deputy Speaker. I withdraw it and say "untruth".
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: There being no further speakers, the discussion on this matter is concluded.
SUSPENSION OF STANDING AND TEMPORARY ORDERS
MR STEVENSON (4.07): Mr Deputy Speaker, I move:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent Mr Stevenson from moving a motion that the Members of the Legislative Assembly for the ACT reject the pay rise recently granted by the Remuneration Tribunal.
I am happy to have the matter put immediately.
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