House debates

Wednesday, 28 February 2007

Questions to the Speaker

Parliamentary Language

3:19 pm

Photo of David HawkerDavid Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I again thank the member for Brisbane. It is not the role of the chair to give hypothetical rulings, but I will read to him part of what I said in the House on Monday:

The determination as to whether words used in the House are offensive or disorderly rests with the chair, and the chair’s judgment depends on the nature of the word and the context in which it is used.

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