Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The member for North Sydney can resume his seat. I ruled the question in order. If he wants to debate the other part of it I will simply read from House of Representatives Practice, page 538:

... Speakers have ruled out of order questions or parts of questions to Ministers which concern, for example ... the attitude, behaviour or actions of a Member of Parliament or the staff of Members ...

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