Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

On the point of order, Speaker, it was because he was speaking out of order. I gave him the appropriate warning. I told him he needed to speak in accordance with the standing orders. He needed to outline to the House as to why standing orders needed to be suspended now. The only thing I heard him talk about was next week. He needed to tell the House why standing orders needed to be suspended this morning and he did not. The member for Indi had that opportunity and she squibbed that opportunity.

What the House has not yet been apprised of is, from the member for Flinders or the member for Indi, as to why standing orders need to be suspended. It is a requirement of the standing orders and practice and procedure that some such reason be given to the House and no such reason has been given to the House.

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