House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (15:08): Supplementary question: does 'current' mean more than two years?

The Hon. C.C. FOX (Bright—Minister for Transport Services) (15:08): The word 'current' needs to be taken into, I suppose—

Ms Chapman interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.C. FOX: —a time/space continuum context. What is current, for example, for a dinosaur? What is current for an egg? It is all entirely contextual. If the member for Bragg doesn't—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.C. FOX: —if the member for Bragg—

The Hon. M.J. Atkinson: What is 'current' for a leader of the opposition?

The Hon. C.C. FOX: What is, indeed, 'current' for a leader from the opposition? I could talk about dinosaurs. I think the important thing here—if the member for Bragg is unaware of the meaning of the word 'current' I actually can't help her.

The SPEAKER: The member for Ashford.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Ashford.

Ms Chapman: They should bring you back, Steph; bring you back to the ministry.

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Bragg, leave the chamber for 10 minutes.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The honourable member for Bragg having withdrawn from the chamber: