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Wayne Berry MLA


ACT Legislative Assembly Member for Ginninderra

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Wayne Berry MLA
Member for Ginninderra

20 October 2001Re-elected
17 March 1998Re-elected
2 March 1995Re-elected
20 March 1992Re-elected
8 May 1989Elected


Parliamentary Positions

12 November 2001 ~Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
17 June 1998 - 12 November 2001Shadow Minister for Education, Industrial Relations, Employment and the Public Service, and Tourism
17 August 1997 - 19 March 1998Leader of the Opposition
30 Mar 1998 - 17 June 1998Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and the Public Service, Tourism and the Environment
19 August 1997 - 30 March 1998Shadow Treasurer
19 August 1997 - 30 March 1998Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and Ethnic and Multicultural Affairs
March 1996 - 30 March 1998Shadow Minister for Health, Industrial Relations and Employment Training
2 March 1995 - 17 August 1997Deputy Leader of the Opposition
1995 - 19 August 1997Labor Party Whip
1995 - 19 August 1997Caucus Secretary
2 March 1995 ~Manager of Opposition Business
6 June 1991 - 13 April 1994Deputy Chief Minister
Minister for Health,Industrial Relations and Sport
Manager of Government Business.
1990 - 1991Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Health and Community Services, Labor Party Whip
11 May 1989 - 5 December 1989Minister for Community Services and Health


ACT Legislative Assembly
An early sitting of the ACT Assembly


Standing Committee Service

25 June 1998 ~Education, Community Services and Recreation
28 April 1998 - 25 June 1998Urban Services
9 March 1995 - 26 August 1997
14 April 1994 - 15 February 1995
1 May 1990 - 21 June 1991

Administration and Procedure
9 March 1995 - 26 March 1996
19 April 1994 - 17 February 1995
Planning and Environment (Chair)
19 April 1994 - 17 February 1995Tourism and ACT Promotion
23 August 1994 - 17 February 1995Public Sector
1 May 1990 - 21 June 1991Planning, Development and Infrastructure
28 March 1990 - 1 May 1990Legal Affairs


Select Committee Service

1998 - 1999
1997 - 1998
1994 - 1995

Estimates (Chair 4 June 1998)
15 May 1997 - 13 November 1997Establishment of a New Private Hospital (Chair)
1995 - 1996Additional Estimates (Chair)
31 May 1995 - 17 October 1995Workers’ Compensation Provisions (Chair)
15 September 1994 - 29 November 1994Budget Performance and Outcomes
19 April 1994 - 14 June 1994Establishment of an ACT Public Service


First ACT Labor Government
The First ACT Labor Government
Photo courtesy of The Canberra Times


Media Statments

15 February 2002  Comments from ACT Legislative Assembly Speaker

Legislation

Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Amendment Bill 2002, prin, 3785, 4213
Legislative Assembly Precincts Amendment Bill 2002, prin, 3785, 4214
Legislative Assembly (Privileges) Bill 1998, prin, 3408, 3410, 3414
Legislative Assembly (Members' Staff) Amt Bill 2000, prin, 2438
Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Bill 2001, prin, 3092

Hansard Statements

2003 Sitting

Legislative Assembly, committees, Legal Affairs, 1609


2002 Sitting

Legislative Assembly - Points of order, 2527, 2613
Precincts, 4214
Premises, control, 3785
Proceedings, broadcasting, 3785, 4213
Speaker, election, 3

2001 Sitting

Business, 985, 989
Committees - Administration and Procedure, 910, 913, 1324
Education, Community Services and Recreation, 2429, 3232
Estimates 2001-2002, 1590, 1647
Justice and Community Safety, 2002
Planning and Urban Services, 1493 Documents, 1503
Imputations, 3165, 3199, 3200
Language, 'dishonest denial', 2728
Members, staff, 1824, 1838
Orders of the day, 288
Points of order, 119, 383, 386, 393, 485, 591, 870, 873, 894, 914, 1059, 1586, 1607, 1738, 2029, 2030, 2032, 2176, 2309, 2367, 2670, 2681, 2727, 3199, 3608, 3640, 3674, 3772
Powers, 1161q
Rulings, dissent, 1859
Speaker - Authority, 879
Vote of confidence, 887, 918 Standing order 76, 2265
Standing order 118A, 2842
Standing orders, 141, 889, 908, 1324, 1756, 2140, 2407, 2569
Valedictory, 3886

2000 Sitting

Business, 1415, 1746, 1755
Committees -
Administration and Procedure, 504
Education, 726, 737
Education, Community Services and Recreation, 16, 919, 3820
Finance and Public Administration, 2728
Interaction with government, 504
Justice and Community Safety, 569, 1295, 1538, 2128, 2160, 2171
Privileges, 1907
Public Housing, 3884
Workers' Compensation System, 1761
 Duncan, Mr T., 902
Imputations, 1529
Language -
'May have misled', 527
'Struthioid', 524
 Members, staff, 1447, 1505
Points of order, 37, 260, 362, 522, 534, 601, 604, 605, 608, 679, 873, 875, 1049, 1284, 1285, 1472, 1521, 1523, 1571, 1659, 1842, 1995, 2122, 2124, 2235, 2392, 2402, 2530, 2535, 2544, 2867, 2919, 2922, 3286, 3379, 3384, 3612, 3623, 3752, 3756, 3148
Reflection on a vote, 1901
Sitting pattern, 3141
Standing orders, 3152, 3157, 3197


1999 Sitting

Anniversary, 1522, 1594
Business, 1461, 1468, 1566, 3907, 4154
Committees - Draft 2000-01 Budget, 4074
Education, 564, 569, 2036
Government Contracting and Procurement Processes, 3192, 4158
Justice and Community Safety, 1964, 2317
Standing committees, 2774
Urban Services, 961
Workers' Compensation System, 1995, 2085, 4062 Debates, budget preparation, 351
Documents, confidential, 1103, 1105
Imputations, 2252
Language - 'Hypocrisy', 3388
'I have been Gary-ed', 3400 Members, Hargreaves, Mr J., radio comments, 4160
Opposition, leadership, 1578
Papers, 861
Points of order, 132, 323, 427, 509, 590, 591, 848, 859, 860, 1069, 1101, 1164, 1176, 1177, 1383, 1479, 1489, 1502, 1827, 2004, 2097, 2131, 2223, 2386, 2497, 2498, 2512, 2569, 2965, 3062, 3064, 3065, 3388, 3988, 3995, 4093, 4097, 4123, 4126
Postponement of notice, 1397
Retrospective legislation, 784
Sitting pattern, 3546, 3547
Sittings, 1605
Standing order 76, 1907
Standing order 229A, 542
Standing orders, 1569

1998 Sitting

Alternative forms of governance, 252, 258
Business, program, 1377
Committees -
Administration and Procedure, 1435
Economic Development and Tourism, 895
Education, 1972
Establishment, 42, 97, 102
Estimates 1998-99, 542, 1441, 1507, 1890q, 2747, 2785q, 2810, 3223
Inquiries, 1435
Legal Affairs, 3492
Membership, 742, 746, 1024
Report of the Review of Governance, 252, 258
Territory's Superannuation Commitments, 3145, 3146
Urban Services, 594
Days of meeting, 3270
Documents -
Quoted by a member, 181, 185
Tabling, 3458
Fyfe, Mr A. -
Death, 295
Retirement, 263
Internal email system, 1957
Language -
`He lied', 2121
`That is a lie', 466
Legislation program, 78
Meetings, days and hours of sitting, 191, 198
Members -
Corbell, Mr S., motion of censure, 2380, 2395
Pairs, 3130
Staff, 2713, 2719
Papers, 19, 1510, 2318, 2651
Personal explanations, 74, 160
Points of order, 57, 68, 69, 149, 179, 183, 184, 187, 224, 228, 230, 235, 236, 331, 339, 418, 495, 618, 1216, 1217, 1462, 1463, 1498, 1637, 1742, 1747, 1827, 1885, 2135, 2181, 2269, 2270, 2282, 2348, 2368, 2563, 2591, 2593, 2684, 2685, 2728, 2730, 3020, 3178, 3211, 3212, 3215, 3230, 3263, 3461, 3467, 3491, 3504
Proceedings, recording, broadcasting and photographing, 1305
Standing and temporary orders, 3131
Standing orders 27, 34 and 74, 191, 198
Standing orders 77 and 78, 2217
Standing orders, 798, 2351
Valedictory, 3515


1997 Sitting

Business, 511, 525, 890
Censure motion, withdrawal, 2438
Committees -
Administration and Procedure, 204, 239, 2473, 2586
Establishment of a New Private Hospital, 1465, 1469, 4961, 4965
Estimates 1997-98, 648, 723
Legal Affairs, 193
Planning and Environment, 3696
Gallery, 204
Hansard, incorporation of speeches, 3682
Language -
`Dill', 393
`Harlot', 2770
Language, generally, offensive words, 2893
Leader of the Opposition, 2561
Legislative drafting assistance, 104
Members -
Berry, Mr W. -
Allegations, 4113, 4116
Censure motion, 2430
De Domenico, Mr T., resignation, 3908q, 4009q
Interests, 811
McRae, Ms R., censure motion, 2430
Staff, 2293
Pairs, 3178
Personal explanations, Berry, Mr W., 3230
Points of order, 221, 240, 393, 554, 607, 727, 728, 773, 865, 866, 993, 1046, 1048, 1152, 1386, 1437, 1478, 1544, 1546, 1634, 1635, 1665, 1744, 1746, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 2083, 2186, 2387, 2413, 2444, 2452, 2511, 2576, 2577, 2748, 2749, 2787, 2815, 2816, 2838, 2911, 2912, 2982, 3082, 3190, 3297, 3298, 3303, 3580, 3606, 3634, 3730, 3732, 4020, 4134, 4268, 4273, 4278, 4800, 4817, 4819, 4822, 4925, 4928, 4929, 4931, 5025
Proceedings, recording, broadcasting and photographing, 2586, 2589
Standing orders 5A and 5B, 2561
Standing order 46, 2839
Standing order 69, 2561
Standing order 113A, 1762, 1769
Standing order 207, 204
Standing orders, suspension, 2384, 2438, 4255
Suspension of sitting, 2972
Valedictory, 5034


1996 Sitting

Addresses from bar, 3450
Admittance to chamber, 4849
Business, 365, 522, 2739, 3185, 3194
Committees -
Additional Estimates 1995-96, 960, 1168, 1502, 1525
Administration and Procedure, 73, 159, 3426, 3444, 3450
Estimates 1996-97, (report on Appropriation Bill 1996-97) 3788
Estimates committee process, pers expl, 1184
Legal Affairs, 81, 86, 4789, 4790
Membership, 614
Planning and Environment, 616, 664, 1652, 2261
Reports, Government responses, 841
Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation, 4725
Workers Compensation Provisions, 165
Documents, tabling, 1296
Imputations, 4801
Language -
`Doublespeak', 3337
`Lies that he has told', 2009
`This man could not lie straight in bed at night', 2970
`Two-facedness', 3337
Legislation, 3346
Members -
Absence, 1604
Behaviour, 1028, 1633
Berry, Mr W., censure motion, mso, 1848, 1851, 1857; 1874, 1891
Code of conduct, 3426, 3444
Follett, Ms R., resignation, 4941
Horodny, Ms L., remarks, 1641
Legal fees, 81
Reilly, Ms M., leave of absence, 1947
Whitecross, Mr A., leave of absence, 3290
Order in the Assembly, 159
Orders of the day, 2090; mso, 2091
Papers, 4824
Points of order, 39, 65, 115, 117, 125, 138, 181, 183, 199, 338, 410, 445, 484, 489, 490, 623, 625, 630, 636, 698, 699, 754, 776, 806, 807, 841, 937, 1075, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1086, 1090, 1182, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1271, 1275, 1281, 1282, 1288, 1294, 1296, 1350, 1351, 1360, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1380, 1516, 1605, 1609, 1807, 1809, 1849, 1857, 1904, 1981, 1993, 2009, 2047, 2065, 2067, 2077, 2095, 2164, 2170, 2231, 2292, 2293, 2298, 2377, 2599, 2602, 2604, 2605, 2608, 2676, 2693, 2699, 2792, 2793, 2919, 2945, 3151, 3153, 3296, 3343, 3344, 3352, 3354, 3371, 3376, 3377, 3379, 3388, 3429, 3432, 3433, 3459, 3462, 3463, 3694, 3698, 3742, 3799, 3871, 3881, 3893, 3896, 3902, 3960, 3965, 3966, 4061, 4283, 4314, 4326, 4369, 4372, 4398, 4399, 4411, 4604, 4701, 4804, 4871
Questions -
Hypothetical, 325, 326, 327, 328
On notice, 403q, 1222q, 3741
Quorums, 304
Serjeant-at-Arms, retirement, 1411
Standing order 61, 4398
Standing orders 77(a) and 77(d), 4678
Standing order 133, 3858
Standing orders, 199
Temporary orders, proposed, 3450


1995 Sitting

Assembly, precedence, 668
Executive, 441, 2330
Postponement of notice, 2958
Private members, precedence, 677, 695, 2743, 2957
Temporary orders, 94
Committees -
Administration and Procedure, 186, 2288
Appointment, resolution, 1069
Corporatisation of ACTEW, 840, 858
Economic Development and Tourism, 2925
Establishment, 25
Membership, 30, 32
Planning and Environment, 583, 874, 1579, 2659
Public Accounts, 440, 1076
Social Policy, 1856
Workers Compensation Provisions, 537, 671, 676, 1682
Deputy Speaker, election, 11
Expenditure, 2225
Members -
Berry, Mr W., leave of absence, 1096
Follett, Ms R. -
Leave of absence, 1096
Motion of censure, 2552
Osborne, Mr P., leave of absence, 1065
Salary increases, 1396
Points of order, 47, 137, 190, 212, 309, 310, 326, 365, 394, 462, 463, 466, 551, 564, 565, 626, 627, 639, 836, 839, 851, 950, 1009, 1207, 1208, 1210, 1223, 1344, 1346, 1357, 1420, 1421, 1423, 1475, 1478, 1562, 1570, 1632, 1713, 1714, 1739, 1745, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1800, 1933, 2020, 2055, 2067, 2099, 2109, 2204, 2334, 2350, 2357, 2359, 2362, 2370, 2381, 2384, 2549, 2726, 2747, 2786, 2808, 2846, 2852, 2853, 2859, 2875, 3040, 3082, 3094
Prayer, 695, 711
Sittings -
Night, 878, 880
Times, 94
Speaker -
Comments outside the Assembly, 3048q, 3095
Election, 3
Standing order 47, 212, 213
Standing order 57, 2022, 2027
Standing order 117, 1800
Standing orders, 205, 217

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