Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Order! There is some disquiet about a comment that was made as I was talking over the member for North Sydney, inviting him to sit down. If there was a comment that caused that reaction, I can only assume that it should be withdrawn. The difficulty for me is that, clearly, I was trying to get the member for North Sydney to sit down and did not hear the actual term that was used. But it might suit the convenience of the House if it was withdrawn, because it was outside of the standing orders in that the member for North Sydney did not have the call and it has caused some disquiet.

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