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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (25 May) . . Page.. 1921 ..

MR CORBELL (continuing):

a breach of privilege. It is considered to be a breach of privilege when it is done through threat, coercion and force, amongst other things.

Mr Speaker, I had the dictionary out earlier and I looked at the definition of "pressure". That was the word used by Mr Gower. He said he was pressured. Interestingly, in the definition of "pressure", the word "influence" comes up. "Influence" is used as a description of the term "pressure". Mr Gower was pressured. He said so on the record in Hansard. It is that simple. He said it. I did not use the word. No other member used the word. Mr Gower used the word.

Mr Moore: We heard all this a million times today. How long are we going to put up with standing order 62?

MR CORBELL: Mr Speaker, are you going to call Mr Moore to order?

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, I will take a point of order under standing order 62. We have heard every word of this already today, at least three times. Tedious repetition has some limits at some point.

MR SPEAKER: Yes. We have recommitted the question, however.

MR CORBELL: That is right.

Mr Moore: That doesn't change standing order 62.

MR CORBELL: The question is that Mr Humphries' amendment be agreed to and we are entitled to have that debate, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Correct.

MR CORBELL: Whether the government likes it or not.

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, on the point of order: recommitting the vote does not mean-

MR CORBELL: No, you are recommitting the question.

Mr Humphries: Okay, recommitting the question does not mean that the entire issue has to be re-enacted for the benefit of someone who missed the first version of it. The arguments are still on Hansard and members heard the arguments on that when they were first issued on the first occasion. Why we need to go through them all again is a matter beyond me.

MR CORBELL: Mr Osborne didn't. He wasn't here.

Mr Humphries: He was here for most of the debate.

MR SPEAKER: That was not the advice I received, however, Mr Humphries. We have in fact recommitted the question.

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