Karen Andrews (McPherson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs) | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Milton Dick (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

Do you claim to have been misrepresented?

Karen Andrews (McPherson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs) | Link to this | Hansard source

I do.

Milton Dick (Speaker) | Link to this | Hansard source

You may proceed.

Karen Andrews (McPherson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs) | Link to this | Hansard source

Yesterday, 8 February, at approximately 4.25 pm, the Minister for Home Affairs deliberately entered the chamber and sought to add to her answer in question time that day regarding when the Prime Minister's office was first informed that the designation of Nauru as a regional processing country had lapsed. With reference to me, the Minister for Home Affairs said:

She—

referring to me—

was personally informed two days ago in a briefing with officials that the first time the Department of Home Affairs notified my office of the issue was late in the evening on 15 December.

That is untrue.