Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women) | Link to this | Hansard source

I wish to make a personal explanation.

Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women) | Link to this | Hansard source

I do.

Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

The member may proceed.

Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women) | Link to this | Hansard source

At the conclusion of question time yesterday, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy added to his answer which he gave in response to a question I asked him. In his answer, the minister incorrectly—

Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

You just need to get to the matter of where the misrepresentation lies.

Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women) | Link to this | Hansard source

That's what I'm doing.

Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

It's not a time to introduce new argument. Go straight to the misrepresentation.

Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women) | Link to this | Hansard source

He asserted that I was engaged in political pointscoring and acted dishonestly. Again, in question time today, in response to a question without notice from the Leader of the Opposition—

Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Where do you claim to be misrepresented?

Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women) | Link to this | Hansard source

This is what I'm getting to. I'm giving an explanation.

I don't need to speak to you. I'm giving that explanation. The minister said:

The only contribution of the member for Lindsay has been to mislead the House about a statement by the Premier of New South Wales yesterday …

The minister made a similar comment on this matter in a further question to him. He has misrepresented what I said three times in 24 hours. And, for the avoidance of doubt and for the minister's information, per page 15 of Hansard for Tuesday 24 March, I stated yesterday that the New South Wales Premier said:

… demand management procedures are required—that might be rationing …

Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

We've done the misrepresentation now. Unless there's anything further, you've got it on the record—

Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women) | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, for the edification of the minister, I seek leave to table a copy of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly's Hansard.

Leave not granted.