House debates

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Statements

Personal Explanation

3:25 pm

Photo of Chris BowenChris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Does the member for McMahon claim to have been misrepresented?

Photo of Chris BowenChris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

I do, Mr Speaker, by the Deputy Prime Minister, who during question time asserted that I had indicated support for a windfarm off Manly. In fact, what I indicated support for was the government's Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021, to be debated in the House tomorrow, which enables the minister for energy to declare an offshore wind zone. Not only do we support it, we've been calling for it for months.