Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Warringah will resume his seat. Those on my right! Regrettably, the contention that the member for Warringah is putting to me is not correct. It is assumed that there should be a more robust debate which I, as the predominant person that was in the chair for the debate, allowed. I am now learning my lesson! It is usual, if we are going to have those robust charges made, that they are part of the motions that we are discussing, and on this occasion they were not. Perhaps, to clarify the matter I should have pulled up these comments earlier in the debate. I have indicated to the minister and those who follow that they should be a bit more careful with the language that they use.

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