House debates

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Questions to the Speaker

Parliamentary Language

3:52 pm

Photo of Andrew SouthcottAndrew Southcott (Boothby, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare) Share this | | Hansard source

Last week on several occasions the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency referred to the opposition, as a group, as making mendacious claims. My question to you is: can you advise the House why to accuse someone of lying is unparliamentary but—

Photo of Ms Anna BurkeMs Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The member will resume his seat and he can read House of Representatives Practice 499 to 502 and get the answer for himself.