Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs) | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs) | Link to this | Hansard source

Most grievously.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs) | Link to this | Hansard source

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Albanese interjecting

Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor, Liberal Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Stop bullying!

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member must go to where she has been misrepresented.

Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor, Liberal Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Tuckey interjecting

Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs) | Link to this | Hansard source

I strongly reject any assertion—

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

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).

Philip Ruddock (Berowra, Liberal Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Ruddock interjecting

Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs) | Link to this | Hansard source

I reject the assertion—

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Albanese interjecting

Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs) | Link to this | Hansard source

On the Hansard record, Leader of the House—I am going to where I have been misrepresented—

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member will ignore the interjections.

Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs) | Link to this | Hansard source

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.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

The member will resume her seat.