David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for Fraser and I appreciate the sincerity of his question, but can I make the point that, in speaking to the condolence motion for a former member of parliament, the guidelines and the House of Representatives Practice are quite clear. The guidelines cover the procedures for former members of parliament. In this particular case, it was by indulgence, as it has been on a number of other occasions for people who were not former members of the parliament.

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