House debates Personal Explanations

Thursday, 1 March 2012 House of Representatives

Julie Owens

Julie Owens Parramatta, Australian Labor Party

3:35 pm

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Peter Slipper

Peter Slipper Speaker

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Julie Owens

Julie Owens Parramatta, Australian Labor Party

Yes.

Julie Owens

Julie Owens Parramatta, Australian Labor Party

Yesterday in the House the shadow Treasurer referred to me by name in a statement that the Labor controlled House Standing Committee on Economics had used the majority numbers to block an inquiry into the Corporations Amendment (Phoenixing and Other Measures) Bill 2012. The process of the committee is under privilege so I cannot go into detail, but I would refer the House to the public record, which is the minutes of the meeting of 21 February, which is up on the website.

Peter Slipper

Peter Slipper Speaker

The honourable member should show where she personally has been misrepresented. I think the honourable member has made her point.