House debates

Thursday, 5 December 2019

Business

Rearrangement

12:01 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I refer to page 529 of House of Representatives Practice, 'Closure of member'. It says:

With the exceptions stated below, any Member may move at any time that a Member who is speaking 'be no longer heard' and the question must be put immediately and resolved without amendment or debate.

It goes on to say:

The standing order was introduced at a time when there were no time limits on speeches and, in moving for its adoption, Prime Minister Deakin said—

Mr Sukkar interjecting

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