House debates
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Statements
Personal Explanation
3:25 pm
Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Does the member for McMahon claim to have been misrepresented?
Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I do, Mr Speaker, by the Deputy Prime Minister, who during question time asserted that I had indicated support for a windfarm off Manly. In fact, what I indicated support for was the government's Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021, to be debated in the House tomorrow, which enables the minister for energy to declare an offshore wind zone. Not only do we support it, we've been calling for it for months.