Page 719 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 5 April 2022
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going to do that review and maybe in August 2024 we will come back to you and say, ‘Oh, that was always a good idea. Sorry we did not do it earlier.’”
MS ORR (Yerrabi) (11.09): Probably unsurprisingly to Mr Hanson, we will not be supporting the motion today.
Mr Hanson interjecting—
MS ORR: When it was adjourned, the motion was sent off to the admin and procedure committee as part of the larger review that we do of the standing orders. That time line was communicated to Mr Hanson. He was a member of that committee. It was discussed, and that time line is still consistent. I ask that Mr Hanson reflect on his comments about not knowing what the time line is and when that review will be coming on. I feel that that has been made quite clear to him and he knows what it is.
Mr Hanson: When is it?
MS ORR: It has always been said that it will be in the same part of the term as every other term when it has been held, which is towards the end of this year, when admin and procedure intends to undertake a larger review of all the standing orders, as happens in every single term of parliament. It has been made quite clear to Mr Hanson on numerous occasions that this change, along with a whole heap of changes, will be considered as part of that review. It has full support to be considered as part of that review.
We will not be supporting this today, because this is Mr Hanson going before the Assembly and putting forward some facts that are a little bit too cute and that do not actually get to the crux of the issue. We have said clearly that we will consider it in admin and procedure, as part of the standing orders review. That is when it will be done. Mr Hanson can bring it on as much as he wants, but he should respect the processes of this place.
MR RATTENBURY (Kurrajong) (11.11): Well, that was a very colourful speech by Mr Hanson. We will not be supporting the suspension of standing orders today not because of the merits of the issue but because we actually had no idea that this discussion was coming on today. Mr Hanson had not conveyed to us that he wanted to resolve this issue today, and that is quite unhelpful. We have not had a chance to fully consult with our party room on this, so we will not be supporting the suspension of standing orders.
Mr Hanson interjecting—
MR RATTENBURY: If Mr Hanson wants to urgently progress this matter, he should let us know. We will get ready for the next sitting and we will be prepared to, potentially, come and have that conversation. The fact that nobody knew that this was happening today and Mr Hanson went down the suspension of standing orders path is, I think, a really unhelpful contribution.
Mr Hanson interjecting—
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