Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
3:45 pm
Mr Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
Most grievously.
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
On three occasions, once yesterday and twice today, the Minister for Home Affairs has sought to misrepresent my questions to him as verballing the AFP Commissioner and impugning the character of the Commissioner.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Mr Albanese interjecting
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! The member must go to where he or she has been misrepresented, so the member for Farrer must go to where she has been misrepresented.
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
My questions to the minister are based on Senate transcripts and government responses. I strongly reject any assertion that I am challenging the professional integrity of the Commissioner or—
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! The member must go to where she has been misrepresented.
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
I strongly reject any assertion—
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! The member for Farrer will resume her seat. For two hours, the member for O’Connor has had a comment on every piece of procedure. The member for O’Connor will leave the chamber for one hour under standing order 94(a).
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
I reject the assertion—
Harry Jenkins Speaker
The member for Farrer will resume her seat—I have to deal with another recalcitrant. I am ignoring deliberately the member for Berowra. The member for Farrer has the call.
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
On three occasions, once yesterday and twice today, the Minister for Home Affairs, in his answers to my questions—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Mr Albanese interjecting
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
On the Hansard record, Leader of the House—I am going to where I have been misrepresented—
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
The minister accuses me of verballing the AFP Commissioner. I challenge the assertion that I impugn the professional integrity of the commissioner or the men and women of the AFP, for whom I have the greatest respect. It is in fact the minister who verbals me.