Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Order! The Leader of the Opposition will cease interjecting.

The member for Hasluck.

Honourable members interjecting—

Order! Ministers will cease interjecting.

The Prime Minister is addressing the question directly. The Prime Minister is directly answering the question. He is mentioning the person you mentioned in your question. It is impossible to take a question on relevance. Resume your seat. Under the standing orders that is not—

I will refer to earlier decisions by Speaker Smith on exactly this issue regarding not taking points of order when the Speaker believes the Prime Minister or minister is being directly relevant. Resume your seat. The Prime Minister has the call.

Government members interjecting—

Members on my right!

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