Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Having predicted that this may occur today, I refer to page 540 of the House of Representatives Practice:

Questions must not refer to proceedings of a committee not reported to the House. However, no exception has been taken to questions merely coinciding in subject matter with current committee inquiries. The following private ruling of President Cormack has equal relevance to the House ...

In respect to this issue, questions must not refer to proceedings not reported to the House; however, questions merely coinciding can be debated in the chamber.

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