Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Given the minister’s refusal to answer questions about the Cowra Abattoir, his refusal to answer questions about leave for trade union training and his refusal to answer questions about economic modelling for the government’s legislation, and given the very erudite response by the member for Rankin, I move:

That the member for Rankin be authorised by the Main Committee to proceed across the chamber to sit in place of the minister and to answer questions on the minister’s behalf.

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