House debates

Tuesday, 19 June 2007

Questions to the Speaker

Privilege

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, under standing orders 51 and 52, could you examine the matters I raised before to determine whether there is a prima facie case of privilege?

Photo of David HawkerDavid Hawker (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Again, I appreciate the point that the Manager of Opposition Business is raising but he must either formally raise a matter of privilege—

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | | Hansard source

I just have.

Photo of David HawkerDavid Hawker (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

You have? That is a formal raising. I will examine the points raised and look at it further.

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | | Hansard source

In support of this matter, I table the Australian article of 1 May 2007 ‘Bishop’s last crack at Speaker’s chair’.