David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Can I make it quite clear to the member for Fremantle on her last point that I have not had anyone approach me on that matter. On the first point, of course, the decision on distinguished visitors does remain within the province of the chair, and the chair makes the decision accordingly, in what I believe is a reasonable manner, to recognise people. Can I make a point to the member for Fremantle: I have many requests from members to recognise many people in the gallery. Often I do not choose to recognise them for the very simple reason that question time is the province of members and, while I wish to recognise some, it is really only the—

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