Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I want to rule on the point of order. I've got to say that, as I was listening to the answer, I was becoming concerned. The Practice writes up the approach to sub judice, and there's a scale, depending on whether something's before the court, whether there's a jury and what stage it's at. I'm not aware of, obviously, all of the details of every case and what stages they're at, but certainly, when it comes to criminal matters, the Practice makes it very clear that those matters are more high risk. I've just cautioned the Treasurer because there's a long history on the sub judice rule on these matters.

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