House debates Statements

Personal Explanation

Wednesday, 20 October 2021 House of Representatives

Chris Bowen

Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy

3:25 pm

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

Does the member for McMahon claim to have been misrepresented?

Chris Bowen

Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy

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.