House debates Questions without Notice

Members of Parliament: Staff

Monday, 22 March 2021 House of Representatives

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

2:39 pm

There are two issues I will state in ruling on this. In terms of the question already being asked—and I've been through this before when members on both sides have challenged me, depending on where the question has come from of course—it would need to be absolutely identical and it's not. It does have another element in it anyway. But on the first hurdle it's in order because it's not absolutely identical. They have certainly all been on the same topic but sufficiently different to enable them to be within the standing orders. So the question is in order. I call the Prime Minister.

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