Roger Price (Chifley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy Speaker, I am indicating to you there is a laid-out procedure. It is not up to the Clerk and the minister to set new interpretations of standing orders. The opposition is always willing to facilitate the government in emergent circumstances, but in future we will not provide leave, notwithstanding any advice by any clerk at the table, for those bills to be referred to the Main Committee. I see no reason to depart from the procedure and I object very strongly to the fact that advice was not provided by the clerks to the opposition about this matter.

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