George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport) Share this | Hansard source

I raise a point of order, Madam Acting Deputy President. My point of order relates to relevance. This is a bill designed to secure a specific legislative outcome—that is, to overrule the Beattie Labor government’s prohibition of the exercise of democratic choice by plebiscite by local authorities in Queensland—and remarks about prior legislation under amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Act are, with respect, irrelevant to the subject.