House debates Questions without Notice
Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business (House)
3:11 pm
My question is to the member for Flynn in his capacity as the chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. I refer to the inquiry he has been leading. When does the member expect the report to finally be tabled?
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Honourable Members:
Ken O'Dowd Flynn, National Party
Thank you for the question. We have received 18 submissions. I and my deputy—the very competent deputy sitting over there—and some of my other committee members spent last Friday together and we did eight submissions. We have eight witnesses tomorrow—and anyone's welcome to a public hearing—from the Export Council of Australia. We start about half past eight in the morning—if any of you are out of bed by then!
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Honourable Members:
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An honourable member: You've just been bull-dogged.
Ken O'Dowd Flynn, National Party
Once we've received all the submissions, we will finalise our report sometime before Christmas.
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
On that triumphant note, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.
Tony Smith Speaker
I thank the Prime Minister. I just say to the member for Blaxland: if he reflects on his question and the Manager of Opposition Business's, he'll see the reason for my ruling out the original question.