House debates

Thursday, 1 March 2012

Personal Explanations

3:35 pm

Photo of Julie OwensJulie Owens (Parramatta, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Photo of Peter SlipperPeter Slipper (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Photo of Julie OwensJulie Owens (Parramatta, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Yes.

Photo of Peter SlipperPeter Slipper (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Photo of Julie OwensJulie Owens (Parramatta, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

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.

Photo of Peter SlipperPeter Slipper (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

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