Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee
3:42 pm
I seek an opportunity to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
Does the member for Mayo claim to have been misrepresented?
Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee
I do.
Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee
During question time the Prime Minister, in answer to the question about the West Adelaide Football Club's carbon tax bill, asserted that the information contained in the question was wrong. I quoted directly from an Adelaide Advertiser article which said—
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
The member for Mayo must demonstrate where he has been misrepresented.
Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee
And the chief executive, Kym Russell, who I know also—
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
The member for Mayo must demonstrate where he has been misrepresented.
Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee
She asserted that I had deliberately misrepresented the position. The chief executive of the West Adelaide Football Club, Mr Kym Russell, was quoted directly this morning and, I will note, so were the chief executives of South Adelaide Football Club, North Adelaide Football Club, Central Districts Football Club and the Woodville West Torrens Football Club.