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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 12 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4060 ..

MR BERRY (continuing):

Here we have a situation where the Government is giving us all this information, pretending that it is being open and honest, but a day or so after the Estimates Committee report was handed down what do you think we saw? Mrs Carnell was placing an advert for the sale or lease of another government building, not one that she had discussed with the Estimates Committee. That shows the dishonesty of this budget.

MR SPEAKER: The member's time has expired.

MR MOORE (10.48): I must say "Phew", now that Mr Berry's time has expired. A lot of what we listened to from Mr Berry was rhetoric.

Mr Berry: The Government is safe while you are about, Michael. That is the main thing. Hop up and defend them.

MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, it is interesting that Mr Berry should forget that when he was in government he expected that he would actually be able to have the opportunity to have his budget. He seems to forget quite a number of things. It is interesting how rapidly things change for somebody when they go into opposition and - - -

Ms Tucker: And vice versa.

MR MOORE: Ms Tucker interjects, correctly, "And vice versa". The thing about the Government's response to the Estimates Committee report that got up my nose most significantly was what I can only describe as a smart-arse comment in response to recommendation 7.

Mr Berry: Come on, Michael! You should pick him up on that, Mr Speaker. You cannot have that.

Ms McRae: Yes, it is a beauty, is it not? I have already read it out, Mr Moore. Do it again.

MR MOORE: In fact, I heard it read out. A couple of other members have drawn attention to it.

MR SPEAKER: Order! The comment was not made in relation to a person, Mr Berry. It was made in relation to a document. Proceed, Mr Moore.

MR MOORE: The comment I refer to is:

Does the Estimates Committee believe that a part-time job is not a job?

I must say that that kind of attitude from the Government is quite appalling.

Mr Berry: They are yours - you own them.

MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, I hear Mr Berry saying again and again "But they are yours".

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