House debates Matters of Public Importance
Turnbull Government
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business (House)
3:14 pm
Mr Deputy Speaker, on the point of order, I'd simply ask you to read to the end of the paragraph which you quoted, which refers to your predecessors on occasion—this happens very rarely—ringing the bells to secure a minister's attendance, which means stopping the parliament. You chose to allow the parliament to continue without someone present. That ought not to have happened.
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