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he spent more of his valuable speaking time talking about a matter rather than denigrating me.
MRS DUNNE (Ginninderra) (11.43): Madam Deputy Speaker, this is a most extraordinary outburst from somebody in this place who should know more than anybody else how the standing orders should work. I did not see what Mr Hanson referred to. But if Mr Rattenbury lost control of his emotions, he should apologise. If he thinks that he has been misrepresented, there are standing orders that are appropriate. He can use standing order 46 or standing order 47. He can use 47 at the end of Mr Hanson’s remarks or 46 at the end of the debate. But it is utterly inappropriate to interrupt Mr Hanson in this way, in this frivolous way, because he cannot keep control of the standing orders, his understanding of the standing orders or perhaps his emotions.
MR RATTENBURY (Molonglo) (11.44): Given that it is a point of such concern, Madam Deputy Speaker, I am happy to withdraw the motion. I was simply trying to facilitate the focus on the debate and not on a misunderstanding. I will withdraw the motion.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: You need leave to withdraw the motion. Is leave granted?
Leave granted.
Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, do you wish to continue?
MR HANSON: I do wish to continue, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will continue making the point that I made before Mr Rattenbury did stand up, did lose control of himself and did make a rude hand gesture towards me, without question.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, can you just continue to debate the question rather than going back to—
MR HANSON: I certainly will but it goes to the point, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the point is about the appropriateness of continuing resolution 10 and your ruling on it. I make the point that we are utterly compromised in this place because the person that should be providing the guidance to this house, who should be providing the advice to members and who should be the person that is looking into these matters, and in particular into the appropriateness of continuing resolution 10 which is muzzling debate in this place, is the same person who is debating from the crossbench and who is losing control of himself, who is flicking the bird—
Mr Corbell: Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Sit down, Mr Hanson. Mr Corbell.
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