Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Mayo raises a point of order which depends on my expert knowledge of the administrative orders under which ministers are appointed. Earlier in this parliament, some 18 months ago, I did refer to that document because this was something in prospect. I suppose I should be charitable to the member for Mayo as this was an issue even before he was a member. I would think that if the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts had a whole list of legislation and agencies that are within his portfolio responsibilities, and without being precise, I would have thought that matters to do with the coastal zone—environment protection matters—would be within those portfolio duties. I would think that on that basis the question is in order.

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