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Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Page: 9691


Mr PYNE (Manager of Opposition Business) (9:01 AM) —I seek leave to move:

That standing order 104 (Answers) be omitted with a view to substituting the following standing order:

“104. Answers

An answer:

(a)   must be directly relevant to the question; and

(b)   during Question Time, must not exceed a period of four minutes, excluding time for points of order and other interruptions.”

Leave not granted.


Mr PYNE —I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Sturt from moving the following motion: That standing order 104 (Answers) be omitted with a view to substituting the following standing order:

“104. Answers

An answer:

(a)   must be directly relevant to the question; and

(b)   during Question Time, must not exceed a period of four minutes, excluding time for points of order and other interruptions.”

This government has broken the parliamentary compact that allows opposition members—