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Wednesday, 10 March 2004
Page: 26449


Dr EMERSON (3:11 PM) —Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.


The SPEAKER —Does the member for Rankin claim to have been misrepresented?


Dr EMERSON —I do, persistently, over the last few days.


The SPEAKER —The member for Rankin may proceed.


Dr EMERSON —The Minister for Small Business and Tourism has claimed on several occasions that as shadow workplace relations minister I have a secret plan to introduce a 2½ per cent payroll tax to fund a national portable long service leave scheme. The minister bases his claim on the assertion that the ACT government is introducing such a 2½ per cent payroll tax. The minister has failed to mention that this is a private member's bill not supported by the ACT government. The minister's claim is completely false.