Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yesterday, in question time, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, in response to a question of mine, said there was no indefinite suspension as I questioned him and said I was wrong—his quote was, 'You are wrong.' He also invited me in his response to check the facts. I can inform the House that I have checked the facts with the chief migration officer of the Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority, who advised me that the suspension was in place for transfers of asylum seekers to Manus Island. That suspension is in place now, as the Papua New Guinea government understands it. I was misrepresented by the minister—

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member must demonstrate where he has been misrepresented.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

who does not know what is going on.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member, but the use of personal explanations should not be an opportunity for an extension of debate.