Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It might suit the convenience of the House if at this time I suspend the sitting until 5.30 pm in order that I may present the address-in-reply to Her Excellency the Governor-General at Government House. I should be glad if the mover and the seconder of the motion, together with other honourable members, would accompany me to present the address.

Sitting suspended from 15:28 to 17:30

I inform the House that, accompanied by the honourable members, I waited today upon Her Excellency the Governor-General at Government House and presented to her the address-in-reply to Her Excellency’s speech on the opening of the first session of the 44th Parliament, agreed to by the House earlier today.

Her Excellency was pleased to make the following reply:

Madam Speaker:

Thank you for your address-in-reply.

It will be my pleasure and my duty to convey to Her Majesty the Queen the Message of Loyalty from the House of Representatives to which the address gives expression.