Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to draw to your attention page 125 of the standing orders and a matter which relates to the original remarks of the Leader of the House in his recent reply. The standing order relates to the right of reply of persons who are denigrated in this House where they have otherwise no right of defence. I request, therefore, that this matter be drawn to the attention of the person notified so that the standing orders can apply when they get attacked by the double-dipper across the road who gets a wage out of the state parliament and another wage out of this one.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member really does himself a great disservice when he adds the sort of rider that he added to what possibly could be conceived as a genuine point that he is making to me, and that is regrettable. I will look at the resolution that he has referred to me to see if there is any obligation for me to take any action, or whether by raising this he has at least on the public record indicated it to the person he thinks may or may not have been aggrieved. But I do caution him to not ruin things that are positive by the types of additional remarks that he makes.

On advice, I confirm to the member for O’Connor that the motion that he raised did of course give a right-of-reply procedure, but it is up to the aggrieved party to take action under the motion.