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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (26 September) . . Page.. 3463 ..

Ms Follett: Mr Speaker, on the point of order: If Mr Kaine's question therefore was, "Was there any substance to Mr Berry's question?", surely on the most basic understanding that is a repetition of a question already taken on notice.

MR SPEAKER: There is one way to clear this up, of course. I could ask Mr Kaine to ask his question again.

Mr Kaine: I am happy to do so, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you. That might clear the matter up once and for all.

Mr Kaine: I did not refer to allegations and I did not refer to questions. I referred to accusations made by the Opposition yesterday. In particular, Mr Berry suggested that the majority of the $700,000 allocated to the graffiti clean-up program would be used for purposes other than employing young people. I did not use either of the words that the Opposition is bandying about.

MR SPEAKER: I may well have used the word "accusations" myself, and I apologise in that case.

Mr Moore: In that case it contains an inference, Mr Speaker, so it is out of order on that ground too.

MR DE DOMENICO: Do I have leave from you to answer the question, Mr Speaker?

MR SPEAKER: Yes, continue.

MR DE DOMENICO: The fact is that Mr Berry yesterday suggested that the $700,000 graffiti program was a sham.

Mr Berry: No, Mr Speaker. I take a point of order.

MR DE DOMENICO: No, he did not? So you agree with it then?

Mr Berry: No, I do not.

MR DE DOMENICO: You do not agree with it either. Okay.

Mr Berry: No, I did not suggest that.

Mr Moore: It is a hypothetical matter, Mr Speaker.

Mr Berry: I did not suggest that. It is purely hypothetical.

MR DE DOMENICO: Are you taking a point of order or are you answering the question?

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