House debates

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Questions without Notice

Member for Dobell

3:00 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, with due respect, standing order 90 is very clear:

All imputations of improper motives to a Member and all personal reflections on other Members shall be considered highly disorderly.

And action is allowable under standing order 91. I also refer you, Mr Speaker, to standing order 100(d):

Questions must not contain:

(i) statements of facts or names of persons, unless they can be authenticated and are strictly necessary to make the question intelligible;

It is out of order under standing order 100(d)(ii)—arguments. It is out of order under standing order 100(d)(iii)—inferences. It is out of order under standing order 100(d)(iv)—imputations. It is out of order under standing order 100(d)(v)—insults. It is out of order under standing order 100(d)(vii)—hypothetical matter. I would ask you to rule the question out of order.

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