Page 4804 - Week 15 - Thursday, 8 December 1994
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Mr De Domenico: Just to be equally fair to all sides, Mr Lamont said, "This is a lie". Whilst you have ruled that "itchy nose" is unparliamentary, I am suggesting that Mr Lamont's comment, "It is a lie", should be ruled out as well.
MADAM SPEAKER: Yes. Mr Lamont, please withdraw that.
Mr Lamont: I did not say, "This is a lie". I said that you were a liar.
Mr De Domenico: That is doubly why Mr Lamont should withdraw that remark, Madam Speaker.
Mr Humphries: I think you should name him, too, Madam Speaker.
Mr De Domenico: That is right.
Mr Lamont: I will withdraw that imputation, Madam Speaker.
Mr De Domenico: Thank you, Mr Lamont.
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, as I indicated, in order to obtain an independent assessment of the adequacy of our processes and our progress, I asked the Commissioner for the Environment to include a particular focus on greenhouse issues in his report, including comment on where there is scope for more effective action. The commissioner's recommendations are now being given careful consideration by the Government in the context of its response to this state of the environment report. Madam Speaker, we are continuing to work assiduously in the area of containing greenhouse emissions.
Unlicensed Vehicle Repairers
MR HUMPHRIES: My question is directed to the self-proclaimed world's greatest consumer affairs Minister, Mr Connolly. I refer to the problem of backyard vehicle repair businesses in Canberra. Is it a fact that motor mechanics are not required to hold a licence to operate in the ACT, as they do, for example, in New South Wales? Is the Minister concerned that there are vehicle repair businesses trading out of Canberra backyards where the operators may not be properly trained or accredited in repair work on, say, brakes and steering? Why, after three years, have this Government and this Minister failed to address this problem?
MR CONNOLLY: Madam Speaker, I think the quote in Hansard was from Mr Humphries, who described me as the world's greatest consumer affairs Minister. I have only ever claimed credit for having twice been nominated by the Australian Consumers Association as Australia's greatest consumer affairs Minister, but I thank Mr Humphries. There are still a few hours before we get up and Mr Stevenson might refer to me as the interplanetary world's greatest consumer affairs Minister, which would be a nice way to end the year.
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