House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Parliamentary Procedure Parliamentary Procedure Speaker's Ruling Speaker's Ruling The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER (15:07): The leader queried one of my rulings. Hansard has provided a record of what the Leader of the Opposition had to say when asking a question. He said: My question is to the Premier, and I am hoping he can answer this question and provide an explanation to the house as to why— That's out of order. It's just unnecessary material. It's not asking a question. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: You said it contained argument. What was the argument it contained? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: It's just bumph. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Specifically, sir, you made in your ruling, which you provided to the house, that it contained argument. I would be very keen to know where the argument in that was. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, 'may not offer argument or opinion, nor may a Member offer any facts except by leave of the House'. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Can the Speaker outline whether there was argument or comment or material to the house? The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is warned for the second and final time. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Sir, if you could just provide clarification? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The clarification is: when you've got the call to ask a question, ask a question. Don't share with the house your hopes and fears for how the question is going to turn out— Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: But is this a new ruling? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: —or whether it is going to be answered. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Well, for clarification, sir— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No, it's not clarification. Please sit down and let the member— Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: This is two rulings already today. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Please— Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Earlier, it was about argument or opinion— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: If the leader does not sit down, I will name him. He is just disrupting the house with a quarrel. The member for Morialta.