House debates Questions without Notice
Victoria: Infrastructure
Tony Smith Casey, Liberal Party
3:07 pm
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Madam Speaker, I raise a point of order—
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
A point of order, Madam Speaker.
Tony Smith Casey, Liberal Party
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development—
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
I raise a point of order.
Tony Smith Casey, Liberal Party
the House on action the government is taking on vital infrastructure in Victoria—
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
I raise a point of order—
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
On whether—
The SPEAKER: Not if it is meant to disrupt.
Tony Smith Casey, Liberal Party
and to outline how this will create jobs and boost the economy?
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
I would refer the Manager of Opposition Business to page 189 of Practice when he is obviously on his feet for those purposes. He will resume his seat.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
He will resume his seat. And you know perfectly well that if it is designed to disrupt, you may not.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance
Madam Speaker, I am not seeking to disrupt; I am raising a point of order and I am asking you to hear the point of order.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
I will not argue with you. Resume your seat and, at the end of question time, we will listen.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance
Madam Speaker, I raise a point of order.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance
On the fact that you ruled that question out of order.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
I have asked you on what. You have the call for one moment.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance
Madam Speaker, the point of order is on the fact that you ruled a question out of order without it being completed. You should hear the completion of the question otherwise how can you say—
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
There is no point of order. The member will resume his seat. The member for Casey has the call.
Tony Smith Casey, Liberal Party
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
This is the second time you have denied my question addressed to the Minister for Agriculture. I think I am entitled to—
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
The member for Casey will resume his seat.
Mr Dreyfus interjecting—
The member for Isaacs will desist. The member for Hunter: I said your question was out of order. You offered to rephrase it. I said that it is out of order.
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Madam Speaker, I take a point of order.
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
You yourself, Madam Speaker, have set the precedent. On numerous occasions in this place you have had allowed members to rephrase their questions—
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
because you thought they bordered on not being compatible with the standing orders.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
I have allowed it for a variety of reasons but, being out of order in this way, against standing order 98 is not one of them. The member will resume his seat and—
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Madam Speaker, I think it would be helpful if you let me finish the question.
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Well, I will be back tomorrow, Madam Speaker.