House debates

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Personal Explanations

3:24 pm

Photo of Greg HuntGreg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Photo of Greg HuntGreg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage) Share this | | Hansard source

Yes.

Photo of Harry JenkinsHarry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Photo of Greg HuntGreg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage) Share this | | Hansard source

During question time today the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency made the curious claim that I had not responded to the article in today’s papers in relation to the direct action policy. Indeed, I was out on the doors this morning at 8.15 am and I also addressed the issue on Sky television with the Leader of the House. Very briefly I stated:

Overnight, I see they’ve wheeled out the dodgy document again. A year ago we warned about a dodgy document when we launched the direct action policy. Within 24 hours we caught, and I specifically caught, one of Senator Wong’s senior staffers hawking around a two-page dodgy document from officials.

The transcript goes on:

The minister was wrong.

I seek leave to table the transcript.

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Leave is not granted.