Bob McMullan (Fraser, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Federal/State Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I cannot understand how the motion that the speaker can be no longer heard can be moved in response to a request for leave. That is impossible. That cannot happen. Just think about the procedure, Mr Speaker. It is absolutely and logically impossible to move that someone be no longer heard when they sought leave. It is absurd. Once he has been denied leave—

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