Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I appreciate the point the Manager of Opposition Business is making, but I do consider, with these questions—I haven't really said so before—that I do give a little bit more tolerance because, on a strict reading of the standing orders, I could rule the question out in asking for a legal opinion, but I don't want to do that because I think a strict reading of the standing orders would rule most questions out and we'd be out of here within about 15 minutes. I'll listen to the minister. He needs to be relevant to the question which referred to one minister in particular.

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