Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I raise a point of order. The motion that has just been passed was concluded after the time scheduled for the meeting that it related to. I am the one government-voting member on that committee. I have received notice of the meeting; my colleagues have not. But I am still here in the chamber as the meeting allegedly is happening. But the meeting could not happen—that is my point of order—because, at the time the meeting should have commenced, everyone was in this chamber dealing with a motion before the chair. I make the point, Mr President, that if you do not agree with me on this matter then, by the time I get there, the meeting will probably be concluded, and that will be typical of the farcical nature of this committee from day one.