Member for Waite

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (15:13): Supplementary question: would the Speaker please refresh the house's memory regarding whether or not you intend to release—

Members interjecting:

Mr MALINAUSKAS: It's a genuine question, Mr Speaker.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: Point of order: that question seeks to get you to answer in a repetitious manner information that's already on Hansard, and that is out of order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Point of order.

The SPEAKER: Point of order on the point of order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: That is a bogus point of order, and you have set the standard to remove people from this chamber for raising bogus points of order, and I ask that you do the same.

The SPEAKER: I had a question and I had a point of order. We will deal with the Minister for Transport's point of order. Like any member, he is entitled to raise a point of order for tedious repetition. My view on that is that it didn't meet the requirement of that tedious repetition; the member for Lee is somewhat right. I warn the Minister for Transport that if he raises those sorts of bogus points of order I will have no other option but to potentially remove him from the chamber, because I have to be fair with these things.

I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. Like I said, I made some advice, going to the media on Friday 17 January. I made a statement yesterday. I believe—

Ms Hildyard interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Reynell, you can leave for an hour under 137A because you are talking when I am trying to answer a question. When you leave I will continue.

The honourable member for Reynell having withdrawn from the chamber:

The SPEAKER: I remind the Leader of the Opposition of my previous responses in regard to this matter. Leader, do you have another question?