Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The minister will put that prop down and resume his seat for a second.

Honourable members interjecting—

Members on my right, cease interjecting. The member for Hunter can wait as well. I know there's a bit of a traffic jam there, but I just want to address the issue of props.

Honourable members interjecting—

Members, if I can have your attention for a second, please. The minister resumed his seat. I'm making it very clear: I'm going to have a much lower tolerance for props from now on, not just in question time but throughout all of the parliamentary proceedings. If members want to familiarise themselves with the practice, I'd advise them to do so. There are occasions when props are tolerated to illustrate answers in a factual way, but they are very limited in question time and through debate. I'm giving forewarning for those who flout that ruling that they'll simply lose the call. Now, the member for Grayndler is seeking leave to table a document?

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