House debates Leader of the Opposition

Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

Thursday, 23 October 2008 House of Representatives

Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

12:36 pm

Mr Deputy Speaker, further to the point of order raised by the member for Sturt: this motion puts words in the mouth of a member of this parliament. It is a fundamental affront to all Westminster principles for this parliament to seek to control the words and the thinking of another member of parliament. It is absolutely essential that this motion, this act of institutional—

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