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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (25 June) . . Page.. 2083 ..


MR SPEAKER: Proceed, Chief Minister.

MRS CARNELL: A number of reports will be prepared. The reports will cover such things as the methodology to estimate the cost of capital to ACTEW, key factors influencing capital structure options and transaction advice on - - -

Mr Berry: I take a point of order. You have misheard the question I asked. I will read it again, Mr Speaker.

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order.

Mr Berry: I think she has misheard it, because she is not answering the question.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Berry, we have been through this before. The Chief Minister is answering the question.

Mr Berry: Well, the second question was, "Will you table the advice so that members can see the rationale behind the decision?".

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, the answer to that question was the answer to question No. 6, and I read that one into the record.

Mr Berry: No; you have misled us there.

MR SPEAKER: I call Mr Osborne.

MR BERRY: I have not finished yet, Mr Speaker. I have a supplementary question.

Mr Humphries: I rise on a point of order. Mr Berry just said, "You have just misled us".

MR BERRY: No; I said, "You may have misled us".

Mr Humphries: You did not say that. You said, "You have just misled us", and I ask that it be withdrawn. Either way, it is outside standing orders. You should withdraw whatever you have said.

MR BERRY: Well, you may have. I will read the question again.

MR SPEAKER: No, you will not read the question again.

MR BERRY: Well, my supplementary question is this: Is it not the case - - -

Mrs Carnell: You have already asked the second question. You get upset. The second question is - - -

MR BERRY: No, no. I have not asked my supplementary question yet.


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