Ms CARNEY - 2007-10-18
My question relates to my earlier questions and the answers you gave. You have had ample opportunity to ‘fess up and apologise for telling this House that you used the phrase ‘It is probably a little hiccup’ about research when in fact you were talking about the plight of the banana industry in the Territory. Will you now admit that you deliberately misled this House, and take this opportunity …
Mr HENDERSON: A point of order; Madam Speaker! The Leader of the Opposition well knows that she cannot accuse any member of deliberately misleading the House unless she does so by way of substantive motion. I call on her to withdraw the assertion.
Madam SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition, I ask you to re-word the question as you know you are not allowed to use words such as that.
Ms CARNEY: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Minister, a straightforward question, and it is short: do you admit that you said one thing on ABC radio and you told this parliament another?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. I have been right through the whole box and dice. We have great support in the industry at the moment. We are working as closely as we can with industry to ensure that it goes …
Ms Carney interjecting.
Mr NATT: The banana industry is still continuing to survive and the department is working as hard as it can to ensure that it does not fail ...
Ms CARNEY: A point of order; Madam Speaker! Territorians are listening to this broadcast. We have asked a number of specific questions of this minister and he simply refuses to answer. I ask, on behalf of Territorians, that you direct him to answer the questions that are asked in parliamentary Question Time.
Madam SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition, as you are well aware, there is a lot of latitude in both the asking of questions and the answering. The minister is answering the question. Minister, please continue.
Mr NATT: Again, Madam Speaker, I will go back. We have full confidence in the department and the industry. The department and the industry will continue to work with the experts to ensure that the banana industry remains a viable proposition in the Northern Territory. It is as simple as that.
Mr HENDERSON: A point of order; Madam Speaker! The Leader of the Opposition well knows that she cannot accuse any member of deliberately misleading the House unless she does so by way of substantive motion. I call on her to withdraw the assertion.
Madam SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition, I ask you to re-word the question as you know you are not allowed to use words such as that.
Ms CARNEY: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Minister, a straightforward question, and it is short: do you admit that you said one thing on ABC radio and you told this parliament another?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. I have been right through the whole box and dice. We have great support in the industry at the moment. We are working as closely as we can with industry to ensure that it goes …
Ms Carney interjecting.
Mr NATT: The banana industry is still continuing to survive and the department is working as hard as it can to ensure that it does not fail ...
Ms CARNEY: A point of order; Madam Speaker! Territorians are listening to this broadcast. We have asked a number of specific questions of this minister and he simply refuses to answer. I ask, on behalf of Territorians, that you direct him to answer the questions that are asked in parliamentary Question Time.
Madam SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition, as you are well aware, there is a lot of latitude in both the asking of questions and the answering. The minister is answering the question. Minister, please continue.
Mr NATT: Again, Madam Speaker, I will go back. We have full confidence in the department and the industry. The department and the industry will continue to work with the experts to ensure that the banana industry remains a viable proposition in the Northern Territory. It is as simple as that.
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