Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Hunter. I will certainly examine the Practice in that regard. I will point out to him a couple of things before I do that and I will report back, probably in writing, to him. But many of us have had experience in the Federation Chamber during consideration in detail. The obvious point I would make—and I will look at the Practice—is that, whilst there are certainly conventions that questions are asked as part of the five-minute contributions, it is not question time. And with respect to the procedure committee, certainly that is something that, if the procedure committee wishes to take it up, they are more than welcome to, in examining these sorts of matters all the time. But I will certainly undertake to examine the matters raised by the member for Hunter.

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