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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 3 Hansard (9 March) . . Page.. 813 ..

MR BERRY (continuing):

At one stage he said that the Chief Minister was not to have her fingerprints on this, but now she is allowed to have some fingerprints. You change your position - it is like the shifting sands. She is now allowed to sign the document which approved the deal going this far. She is also permitted to sign the document which takes the deal to finality and sees the end of ACTEW in the ACT.

I am afraid you deny the truth in these matters just to suit your own objectives. It is quite appalling. Some of the things that you have said are either naive or cynical. I see that today you have said that there will be a jobs guarantee of two years. My office has spoken to the union in the last few minutes and they tell me they have not been offered any two-year guarantee on jobs. Mr Humphries may have misled the Assembly earlier when he said that the offer had been made. But they do not know about it. It has not been made to them.

Mr Humphries: I rise on a point of order, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think the suggestion I may have misled the Assembly is quite improper.

MR BERRY: I will withdraw that. Mr Humphries might like to correct the situation - - -

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Hird): Order! Mr Berry, you - - -

MR BERRY: I'll withdraw. Didn't you hear?

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes, I am just telling you, Mr Berry, that you will address your remarks through the chair.

MR BERRY: Did you hear me?

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes, I did.

MR BERRY: Thank you. What Mr Humphries said was incorrect. They have not been made a formal offer at all.

Mr Humphries: I did not say they had.

MR BERRY: Oh, no, you did not say they had had a formal offer! They had some sort of a wishy-washy offer.

Mr Humphries: I rise on a point of order Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have given that guarantee to the community of the ACT through the Assembly. That is how I provided it. They and all other members of the community get to enjoy that guarantee.

Mr Hargreaves: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, on that point of order - - -

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, Mr Hargreaves, resume your seat. When I hear the point of order, I will deal with it. Thank you, Mr Hargreaves.

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