Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I have a question for you about your interpretation during question time of standing order 91, relating to disorderly conduct. Mr Speaker, clearly you must have formed the view under standing order 91 that the member for Gellibrand, in interjecting, had engaged in disorderly conduct. I am a bit confused as to how it is that you formed that view, whilst the persistent interjections by the Minister for Foreign Affairs across the table, including threats to sing and dance, were not viewed as disorderly conduct. Can I ask you to reflect on what appears on face value to be an unusual standard?

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the Manager of Opposition Business. She would be well aware that I have issued several warnings today, and I will not be revisiting those decisions.