Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I also inform the House that, on 1 February this year, I received a letter from David Feeney resigning his seat as the member for the electoral division of Batman. Consideration is being given to possible dates for the by-election, and I will shortly begin consultations with party leaders in the normal way. I will inform the House in due course of the dates which have been fixed for the by-election. In the light of the reference to the High Court referred to earlier, I will as a courtesy write to the court to advise it of the member for Batman's resignation. I thank the House.