Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I raise a point of order—

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

The member for Casey has the call.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

A point of order, Madam Speaker.

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

The member will resume his seat.

Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development—

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

Resume your seat.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I raise a point of order.

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

Resume your seat.

Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I ask the minister to update—

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

Do you wish to leave, member for Hunter?

Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

the House on action the government is taking on vital infrastructure in Victoria—

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I raise a point of order—

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

On what?

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On whether—

The SPEAKER: Not if it is meant to disrupt.

Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

and to outline how this will create jobs and boost the economy?

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

I would refer the Manager of Opposition Business to page 189 of Practice when he is obviously on his feet for those purposes. He will resume his seat.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker—

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

He will resume his seat. And you know perfectly well that if it is designed to disrupt, you may not.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I am not seeking to disrupt; I am raising a point of order and I am asking you to hear the point of order.

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

I will not argue with you. Resume your seat and, at the end of question time, we will listen.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I raise a point of order.

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

On what?

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On the fact that you ruled that question out of order.

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

I have asked you on what. You have the call for one moment.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, the point of order is on the fact that you ruled a question out of order without it being completed. You should hear the completion of the question otherwise how can you say—

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

There is no point of order. The member will resume his seat. The member for Casey has the call.

Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker—

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

Resume your seat. Resume your seat or leave.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This is the second time you have denied my question addressed to the Minister for Agriculture. I think I am entitled to—

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

The member for Casey will resume his seat.

Mr Dreyfus interjecting—

The member for Isaacs will desist. The member for Hunter: I said your question was out of order. You offered to rephrase it. I said that it is out of order.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker—

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

I said the question was out of order.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I take a point of order.

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

You can have one moment.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You yourself, Madam Speaker, have set the precedent. On numerous occasions in this place you have had allowed members to rephrase their questions—

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

Yes, I have.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

because you thought they bordered on not being compatible with the standing orders.

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

I have allowed it for a variety of reasons but, being out of order in this way, against standing order 98 is not one of them. The member will resume his seat and—

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I think it would be helpful if you let me finish the question.

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

The member for Casey has the call.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Well, I will be back tomorrow, Madam Speaker.

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

Good. I look forward to it.