House debates Questions without Notice

Infrastructure: Roads

Wednesday, 24 July 2019 House of Representatives

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

3:25 pm

No, no. I'll say to the Prime Minister—

Mr Morrison interjecting

I'm going to address this point because it is causing some confusion. I'm not party to any arrangements that occur. I'm only aware of existing arrangements, and that is with respect to the Independents' first question which the then Leader of the House enshrined in Hansard after, I understand, speaking with all parties. If the government, the opposition and the Independents want to change the arrangements, that's their business. I have to operate under the standing orders, and I can only call someone who's jumped. That's all I can do. I can't be randomly asking people to jump. So, the member for Moreton has the call.

Mr Katter interjecting

No, you can't take a point of order, the member for Kennedy, because you did not jump and the member for—

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