Page 492 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 20 February 2019
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MRS KIKKERT: This is a personal explanation. It is the amendment of the act by the New South Wales government that I had mentioned in my question that the minister denied it ever happened.
Members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, members!
Ms Stephen-Smith: It is not a personal explanation.
MRS KIKKERT: It is a personal explanation.
Ms Stephen-Smith: Use the adjournment debate to make your point.
MRS KIKKERT: It is a personal explanation.
MADAM SPEAKER: You were given leave by the Speaker, but I am going to sit you down now, thank you, Mrs Kikkert.
Mr Coe: Point of order, Madam Speaker. I note that you just said that you would sit her down.
MADAM SPEAKER: Yes?
Mr Coe: She was granted leave. She said at the very beginning that she was mocked by the minister in response to her question and—
MADAM SPEAKER: There is no point of—
Mr Coe: Excuse me, if I may continue?
MADAM SPEAKER: You had best be very quick, because—
Mr Coe: Because if Mrs Kikkert felt mocked, and it was evident to everybody else that that was the intent of the minister, then I think she has every right to make a personal explanation.
MADAM SPEAKER: Thank you. She was given leave. I am not saying that I did not give you leave, Mrs Kikkert, or that I am making a value judgement on your statement, but if every member were to stand because they felt mocked, particularly in question time or in formal debate, we would have a very distracted day.
Mr Coe: If members want to stand up to make personal explanations, we are happy to grant leave.
MS STEPHEN-SMITH (Kurrajong—Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Minister for Disability, Minister for Children, Youth and Families, Minister for Employment and Workplace Safety, Minister for Government Services
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