Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Aviation and Transport Security) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, my question to you follows the question I asked last Wednesday. You will recall that I asked about a ruling you made that it was not within standing orders for me to move a second reading amendment describing the government as the ‘Howard government’. The word ‘Howard’ was not permitted to be used in the second reading amendment. Also, elsewhere in the second reading amendment I proposed to use other words which your office determined were unparliamentary and could not be raised. At the end of the question last week, you said that you would get a more detailed answer, which I indicated I would appreciate. To the best of my knowledge, there has been no detailed answer provided since that time. Given that parliament is due to rise for the year tomorrow, I was hoping that you may be able to give the House the benefit of your more detailed answer before the House rises.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Brisbane. I have an answer; however, there was a slight typographical problem with it. It is being corrected and I will get him a written answer shortly.