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

On page 503, at the commencement of the second-last paragraph, it says:

Although the allocation of the call is a matter for the discretion of the Chair, it is usual, as a principle, to call Members from each side of the House, government and non-government, alternately.

It then goes on to explain the treatment of independents—I believe there are none within the room. The final sentence of that section says:

The call is alternated to each side of the Chamber even when government and opposition Members are not on opposing sides of a debate, for example, in cases of a free vote.

I then take you, Mr Deputy Speaker, to page 432—

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