Personal Explanation

NATIVE VEGETATION (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT BILL

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy) (14:21): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: I need to correct a date that I gave yesterday during my second reading response on the Native Vegetation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill. What I stated yesterday, based on advice that I was given at the time—

The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink: Blame someone else!

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: —was that Mr Ferguson attended the Natural Resources Committee on 19 and 26 February this year. I would like to clarify that I have received further advice that Mr Ferguson did make comment on 19 February this year and 26 September 2006. For the record, I point out that the substance of Mr Ferguson's comments on both these occasions remains as indicated by me yesterday.