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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 9 Hansard (28 August) . . Page.. 2693 ..

Ms McRae: It is perfectly allowable to ask a question. It was your answer that was the problem.

MR STEFANIAK: Not really, Ms McRae. Let us have a look at that. Let us have a look at Ms McRae's media release and then I will quote from Hansard. Her media release says:

... the Government is considering a proposal to sell and lease back ACT schools.

My comments in relation to that, Mr Speaker, are really quite plain. I said:

... to my knowledge, Ms McRae, there is no such proposal before the Government in terms of our current schools at this point in time.

There is just a slight difference there! Mr Speaker, I then went on to say, in relation to whether, in some future hypothetical - - -

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker - - -

MR SPEAKER: Do you have a point of order, Mr Berry?

Mr Berry: It is a point of order that might save Mr Stefaniak - - -

MR SPEAKER: Under what standing order are you taking the point of order, Mr Berry?

Ms McRae: One can take a point of order at any time, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Yes, but I am asking under what standing order.

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, you can rule whether it is a point of order or not, but I take up this issue because I fear that Mr Stefaniak may be going to mislead the Assembly. He made it clear yesterday that he could not possibly reject that out of hand.

MR SPEAKER: What is your point of order?

Mr Berry: I will read it to you. Do you want me to read it all out to you?

MR SPEAKER: There is no point of order, Mr Berry. Mr Stefaniak is endeavouring to answer the question, and he will answer it a great deal faster without interjections from either side of the house.

MR STEFANIAK: If he listens he might learn something, Mr Speaker, because, as always, there was a supplementary question. I have just read out my answer to her first question in relation to selling schools, and how on earth you can get "the Government is considering a proposal to sell and lease back ACT schools" from that is beyond me.

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