Page 1012 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 21 March 2012

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MR BARR: Thank you.

Mrs Dunne: On a point of order, Mr Speaker—

Members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Please, members! Order! Mrs Dunne has the floor and I want to hear from her.

Mrs Dunne: Mr Speaker, supplementary questions have to relate directly to the principal question, and there was no mention of the tourism awards in the principal question, so I think you have to rule Ms Porter’s question out of order.

Mr Hargreaves: On the point of order, Mr Speaker, the actual question related to Canberra’s festival program, and the Enlighten part was in the supplementary, you might recall. My supplementary question talked about the Enlighten program, but my initial question was about Canberra’s festival program, and that is a much wider subject than those opposite have understood.

MR SPEAKER: On the point of order, I see where Mrs Dunne is coming from.

Mr Hanson: Can I—

MR SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, just one moment, thank you. I am going to rule on this, and then if there is an issue—

Mr Hanson: Can I just make a further point—

MR SPEAKER: No, it is not necessary. On the point of order, I think you are right, Mrs Dunne, at some level. I am at a disadvantage here because potentially the minister’s answer could—

Members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: So what I am trying to grapple with is exactly that. What I am going to do is ask Ms Porter to elaborate on her question and we will go from there.

Mr Hanson: Mr Speaker—

MR SPEAKER: Yes, Mr Hargreaves—Mr Hanson, sorry.

Mr Hargreaves: No, no, Mr Speaker!

MR SPEAKER: My apologies, Mr Hargreaves.

Mr Hanson: I ask that you withdraw that; it is unparliamentary.

MR SPEAKER: Yes, I agree.

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