Mr BEAZLEY (Leader of the Opposition) (4:14 PM) —Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

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

Mr BEAZLEY —Very grievously.

The SPEAKER —Please proceed.

Mr BEAZLEY —In the course of the previous debate the Leader of the House suggested that, as a member of the national executive, I had given consideration to the matter of Centenary House when it was before the executive. As the minister knows very well, all ministers were excluded from all considerations of anything relating to property with respect to Centenary House and all deliberations of the national executive. There have been two royal commissions, at vast expense to the taxpayer, which have proved the point.