Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I have been listening quite carefully and I was going to say at the conclusion of the member for Cowan’s speech that he has been extended a good deal of latitude from the chair. His opening comments were clearly not relevant to the bill. The Leader of the Opposition did take a point of order during question time—I think yesterday or the day before—requesting that he be referred to by his proper title, and the member for Cowan may want to take it on board as well. If it is going to be applied, it should be applied from both sides of the chamber. I think that the comments that the member for Cowan is now making are relevant enough to the bill. Had you taken a point of order in the opening couple of minutes, I would have agreed with the member for Bendigo.

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