Parliamentary Vacancy

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:18): Next?

The SPEAKER: Supplementary?

Ms CHAPMAN: No, I'm happy to go to the next question.

The SPEAKER: I'll just rule on your—

Ms CHAPMAN: Thank you; yes, sir.

The SPEAKER: —previous question. It's very close to the line whether the Premier stating his preference for a candidate to fill a casual vacancy in the other house is something that he's responsible to the house for or not. I suppose he is responsible in that each of us is responsible because each of us will be eligible to sit in the joint sitting. Yet, I don't know how I would rule if the deputy leader were to ask the member for Napier what his opinion is about it.

In the final analysis, the question was about political donations, all of which are disclosed and readily available on the Australian Electoral Commission website so everyone is presumed to know this readily available material. So, I would rule it out of order on that basis. It is not really a question seeking information: that information is readily available. Deputy leader.