House debates
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Questions to the Speaker
Privilege
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Mr Speaker, under standing orders 51 and 52, could you examine the matters I raised before to determine whether there is a prima facie case of privilege?
David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Again, I appreciate the point that the Manager of Opposition Business is raising but he must either formally raise a matter of privilege—
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I just have.
David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
You have? That is a formal raising. I will examine the points raised and look at it further.
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
In support of this matter, I table the Australian article of 1 May 2007 ‘Bishop’s last crack at Speaker’s chair’.