Page 3404 - Week 08 - Thursday, 23 August 2012
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MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development) (3.33): I can tell that Mrs Dunne well and truly has her marching orders from the Australian Christian Lobby and that we are going to hear more and more of these positions in the coming days and weeks. We will hear more and more of this strident conservatism—
Mrs Dunne: Point of order.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ms Le Couteur): One moment, Mr Corbell. Mrs Dunne, do you have a point of order?
Mr Seselja interjecting—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Seselja, please be quiet.
Mrs Dunne: I note the tabling last night of a piece of legislation that would outlaw religious vilification. I am wondering whether the assertions made by Mr Corbell that I was taking marching orders from the Australian Christian Lobby were an attempt to vilify me for my views. And are they consistent with the standing orders and consistent with the position being put forward by the attorney in the tabling of his bill yesterday?
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne, I am not sure that there is any point of order.
Mr Hargreaves: On the point of order—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: I do not believe, Mr Hargreaves, in fact, it is a point of order. Mr Corbell—
Mrs Dunne: Sorry; there is a point of order.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Could you ask me what—
Mrs Dunne: I am asking you. I am asking you to rule on whether it is appropriate to say in a disparaging way—to disparage members of the community and to attempt to disparage me—that I am taking my marching orders from any particular organisation. I would like you to rule on whether that is appropriate language. I would also like you to reflect on the fact that the attorney wishes to change the law to outlaw religious vilification.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Corbell, it is—
MR CORBELL: I am open to you to rule on the question.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: I cannot; I do not believe there is a point of order. Mr Corbell, you have the floor; please continue.
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