Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The interjection that I have just received is interesting. Well, I tell you what: if there is such a door and the member who said that has not provided that information to the appropriate authorities, he is delinquent in his responsibilities as a member of parliament. This was why the Chief Government Whip complained a little while ago, after I pointed out the abuse of this place on the grounds of bringing up issues where the individual member has made no attempt to present the problems of the individual or the issue to the appropriate minister. Bring them up later if you like and, more particularly, if they have failed after they have been notified. But time and time again in this place we know very well that the people who stand up and tell us about Mary Jones or Jack Smith have not made any formal representations on their behalf—for the simple reason half the time that either they do not exist or in fact the information provided is not true. (Time expired)

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