Andrew Wallace (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. I have also considered this issue carefully, and at page 515 of the Practice it makes it very clear that a request for a withdrawal must be made at the time the remark was made.

The member for Solomon is warned. The whole purpose behind that provision is, as I understand it, to expunge the record from Hansard. If—and I say 'if', and I certainly hope it doesn't happen again—the matter arises, I'll deal with it then, and I don't need to hear any further from the Leader of the Opposition.

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