Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I just seek clarity from your earlier advice. I just need clarification as to what standing order it is that you might be relying on. The description of a government in these terms, as the Manager of Opposition Business pointed out, is quite distinct from a reflection on an individual member, which obviously is dealt with in the standing orders. But I do think it's difficult, with all due respect, to rule that an adequate description, such as I think we've put here in this question, can be ruled out of order. I don't think it offends the standing orders at all. If you can't describe a government in the terms that it should be described in, I don't understand how it is that we can have a breach of the standing orders.

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