Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I am sorry I have to do this after those speeches but I wish to make a personal explanation.

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

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I do.

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

Please proceed.

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I asked a question today of the Treasurer at 2.12 pm. The draft Hansard of my question was sent to my office at 3.35 pm. The draft Hansard is published on the intranet parliamentary website and is available to all members, senators, staff and others in the federal parliament. Hansard has just advised that when the draft Hansard was sent to my office it was also posted on the intranet parliamentary website. Over 10 minutes later at 3.45 pm the Prime Minister accused me of misquoting in the body of my question. However, the unaltered Hansard available for almost 15 minutes to the Prime Minister, his staff and thousands of parliamentary staff shows clearly the start and end of the quote I used in my question today.

My quote was entirely accurate, 10 minutes before the Prime Minister stood in this place and attacked me. I expect the Prime Minister to correct the record and apologise for his own sloppy behaviour. I now seek leave to table the actual parliamentary Hansard green, which I did not alter and which properly illustrates the quote.

Leave granted.

I also seek leave to table the Hansard from 30 May 2007, when the Prime Minister was guilty of his own sloppy behaviour.

Leave granted.