Page 2311 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 12 August 2014
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MADAM SPEAKER: Do you have a point of order?
Mr Hanson: I do have a point of order, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: It helps if you say “point of order”.
Mr Hanson: Yes it does; I apologise, Madam Speaker. The point of order goes to relevance. The question was quite specific with regard to whether the Chief Minister provided the minister with advice about using or not using call-in powers in relation to this development. I note that Mr Gentleman is reading from his notes. I am sure he has a well-prepared brief, but the question was whether he was provided with that advice about the use of call-in powers, not about a detailed description of the particular development.
MADAM SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order. The standing orders require that answers be directly relevant to the question. I would ask Mr Gentleman to be directly relevant to the question about whether he was advised against using call-in powers.
MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I was just trying to give some background to the development application.
MADAM SPEAKER: I understand that, but the standing orders require you to be directly relevant.
MR GENTLEMAN: Indeed, thank you. On the use of call-in powers, the number of ministerial call-in decisions made over the last four financial years, from 2010 to 2014, is 10. That is an average of 2.5—
Mr Hanson: Point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: A point of order.
Mr Hanson: I got it right that time. The minister is clearly not being relevant. He has continued to read from his notes about what call-in powers are and what call-in powers have been used. The question was very specific: with regard to this development application, did the Chief Minister advise the minister not to use call-in powers? It is pretty simple to answer and the minister is not being relevant.
MADAM SPEAKER: I will uphold the point of order again. Mr Gentleman, the question is quite specific: did the Chief Minister advise you against using call-in powers? That is what my notes say. Could I ask you to be directly relevant.
MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Madam Speaker. No.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Wall.
MR WALL: Minister, why did you then tell residents of Uriarra that the Chief Minister had in fact ordered you not to use your ministerial call-in powers on the development application No 201425695?
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