Ms MACKLIN (11:29 AM) —I move:

That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Jagajaga moving forthwith:

(1) requires the Minister for Health and Aged Care to immediately make available his letter to the Auditor-General requesting him to conduct a probity audit of the 1998 MRI budget decision and, further, requires the minister to ensure that the probity audit be empowered to summons people against their will, obtain documents, require answers under oath, allow cross-examination and investigate the action of the minister and his staff as well as other ministers and staff involved in this scandal;

(2) further resolves that, if the inquiry to be conducted by the Auditor-General is not to be provided with these powers, there be established a properly constituted and resourced royal commission to investigate the MRI scan scam.

It is critical that this Auditor-General's inquiry begin—

Mr Reith —The letter has already been provided to the parliamentary committee.

Motion (by Mr Reith) put:

That the member be not further heard.