Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I'll make a couple of points to the Manager of Opposition Business. I was very pleased to launch the guide yesterday. In my remarks at the launch of the guide, which, unfortunately, the Manager of Opposition Business wasn't able to attend due to his other duties, he would have heard me say that the guide was developed over a number of years. It first started as a short statement that then became a guide, prior to the Practice. It's designed as a quick guide, not a detailed practice, which is to be found in the Practice. If he looks to page 551 of the Practice, he'll notice that questions have been asked generally about timing and procedure. That question had a lot more in it than timing and procedure. I've made the point, and the questions that have been allowed in the past have been very specific, about timing and procedure. I remember, many years ago, questions about Sydney Airport, and I know the member for Grayndler will remember those.

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