House debates Personal Explanations

Thursday, 20 September 2012 House of Representatives

Tony Windsor

Tony Windsor New England, Independent

3:17 pm

Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise to give a personal explanation.

Ms Anna Burke

Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker

Does the member for New England claim to have been misrepresented?

Tony Windsor

Tony Windsor New England, Independent

Most grievously—

Ms Anna Burke

Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker

Please proceed.

Tony Windsor

Tony Windsor New England, Independent

twice today and just a moment ago by the member for Dickson. For those who were not aware, the member for Dickson said this morning, and repeated again, that he had not been contacted by my office. That is not the case. In fact, on my invitation, since that dispute this morning, the member for Dickson did enter my door and did come and have a cordial discussion, and I thank him for that, but he did say that he had a log in terms of his office, and he did say that on that log was a call from Mr Graham Nuttall, from my office. That call was asking for information about the disallowance motion.