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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 10 Hansard (30 August) . . Page.. 3771 ..

MR BERRY: Indeed, Mr Speaker. There is necessary background here. This $45,000 would not have been necessary if the government had done its job. We would still have a drag strip out there bringing economic benefit to the territory and providing a place for people to do burnouts.

MR SPEAKER: Sit down, Mr Berry.

Mr Smyth: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: questions shall be concise. I believe that is what the standing orders say.

MR SPEAKER: This has gone on for far too long.

MR BERRY: It says the same about answers too. I will apply the rule the same way they apply it to themselves.

MR SPEAKER: Ask your question.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, we also know that the government spent $300,000 on not getting a Belconnen pool. Minister, would you tell the Assembly is this what you do to create the impression that the government is doing something on things like pools and drag strips when they are really doing nothing?

MR SPEAKER: Sit down, Mr Berry. There is no question, thank you. Mr Rugendyke, do you wish to ask a question?

Mr Berry: Hey, hey! On a point of order: I said, and I will read it out to you-

MR SPEAKER: I repeatedly asked you to ask your question and you-

Mr Berry: I said, "Is this what you do to create the impression that the government are doing something when the fact is that they are really doing nothing?" That is a question.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you. That is the question.

Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: even if that was a question, standing order 117-

Mr Berry: You are being oppositionist, Michael.

Mr Moore: No, I am not being oppositionist. I am working with you, Wayne, to try to teach you how to use the standing orders in a way which will help us all cooperate and love each other. Mr Speaker, standing order 117 (a), the first of the rules for the questions, says questions shall be brief and relate to a single issue. Mr Speaker, the question clearly is out of order.

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