Gender Dysphoria

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:24): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Yesterday in this place, I pointed out that the Hon. Frank Pangallo's select committee on gender dysphoria motion had not gone to a vote in this place. I believe it is still on the Notice Paper. I noted at the time that the Hon. Mr Pangallo was misleading the chamber should he have claimed that the Labor Party somehow voted down his motion that is still on the Notice Paper and so, as such, I asked that I be referred to a Privileges Committee where we can adjudicate this situation and, if not, then the Hon. Frank Pangallo, as I asked yesterday, be referred to a Privileges Committee so that we can adjudicate this situation.

The PRESIDENT: You have made your personal explanation and so has the Hon. Mr Pangallo. I now call on members to make statements on matters of interest—

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Point of order: I have now three times asked for a Privileges Committee to be established and so I would ask that that be taken under consideration on motion today.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Franks, you will need to move a motion that the matter be sent to a Privileges Committee.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I will do that, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: Is that seconded? It is not seconded, so we will move on with—

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Mr President, I seek your advice on whether or not I need to give notice for that or whether, as a procedure, I can simply move it.

The PRESIDENT: In the interests of moving things along, perhaps, the Hon. Ms Franks, you will give notice that you will move the motion and then we can seek some clarity and get back to you.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I give notice that I intend to move a motion to refer myself to the Privileges Committee of this place to be established to investigate whether or not the select committee on gender dysphoria, put before this place by the Hon. Frank Pangallo, has been voted on in this session of parliament.