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representatives vote 2015-12-02#1
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Motions — Special Minister of State- Motions - Special Minister of State - Stop Mr Dreyfus from speaking
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<p class="speaker">Mark Dreyfus</p><p>I seek leave to move the following motion:</p><p class="italic">That the House:</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2015-12-02.4.1) that Labor MP [Mark Dreyfus](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/isaacs/mark_dreyfus) stop speaking. In parliamentary language, they voted "*That the member be no longer heard*", which is known as a "*closure of Member*" motion and stops the Member of Parliament (MP) from finishing their speech.
- The motion was introduced by Liberal MP [Christopher Pyne](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/sturt/christopher_pyne).
- ### What's all this about?
- Mr Dreyfus had been introducing [a motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2015-12-02.3.3) about the Special Minister of State [Mal Brough](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/fisher/mal_brough)'s comments during Question Time yesterday which Mr Dreyfus believes "*clearly misled*" the Parliament (see the transcript of those proceedings on [OpenAustralia](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?d=2015-12-01)). Learn more about these events on [the Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/02/mal-brough-peter-slippers-diary-and-ashbygate-the-key-issues-explained).
<p class="italic">(1) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(a) yesterday in Question Time when the Special Minister of State was asked about statements he had made in relation to the Ashby Affair, the Minister said 'In relation to the <i>60 Minutes</i> interview, what was put to air was not the full question';</p><p class="italic">(b) on Channel Nine Television News last night, in a story by journalist Laurie Oakes, the original version of the <i>60 Minutes</i> interview was played and makes it clear that there were no words omitted which could in any way be considered part of the question the Minister was asked;</p><p class="italic">(c) as a consequence, the Minister clearly misled the House of Representatives during Question Time yesterday; and</p><p class="italic">(d) at no stage did the Minister take the opportunity to correct the record in the Parliament despite the House of Representatives sitting until 9.30 pm last night;</p><p class="italic">(2) therefore resolves that the:</p><p class="italic">(a) Minister has misled the Parliament and has failed in his obligation under Clause 5.1 of the Prime Minister’s Statement of Ministerial Standards to correct the record as soon as practicable; and</p><p class="italic">(b) Member for Fisher’s commission as Special Minister of State and Minister for Defence Materiel and Science must be terminated forthwith; and</p><p class="italic">(3) censures the Prime Minister for his:</p><p class="italic">(a) atrocious judgement in appointing the Member for Fisher as a Minister with responsibility for Government integrity; and</p><p class="italic">(b) complete and utter failure to show leadership and sack or even stand aside the Special Minister of State from his ministerial responsibilities.</p><p>Leave not granted.</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Isaacs from moving the following motion forthwith.</p><p class="italic">That the House:</p><p class="italic">(1) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(a) yesterday in Question Time when the Special Minister of State was asked about statements he had made in relation to the Ashby Affair, the Minister said 'In relation to the <i>60 Minutes</i> interview, what was put to air was not the full question';</p><p class="italic">(b) on Channel Nine Television News last night, in a story by journalist Laurie Oakes, the original version of the <i>60 Minutes</i> interview was played and makes it clear that there were no words omitted which could in any way be considered part of the question the Minister was asked;</p><p class="italic">(c) as a consequence, the Minister clearly misled the House of Representatives during Question Time yesterday; and</p><p class="italic">(d) at no stage did the Minister take the opportunity to correct the record in the Parliament despite the House of Representatives sitting until 9.30 pm last night;</p><p class="italic">(2) therefore resolves that the:</p><p class="italic">(a) Minister has misled the Parliament and has failed in his obligation under Clause 5.1 of the Prime Minister’s Statement of Ministerial Standards to correct the record as soon as practicable; and</p><p class="italic">(b) Member for Fisher’s commission as Special Minister of State and Minister for Defence Materiel and Science must be terminated forthwith; and</p><p class="italic">(3) censures the Prime Minister for his:</p><p class="italic">(a) atrocious judgement in appointing the Member for Fisher as a Minister with responsibility for Government integrity; and</p><p class="italic">(b) complete and utter failure to show leadership and sack or even stand aside the Special Minister of State from his ministerial responsibilities.</p> <p class="speaker">Christopher Pyne</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the member be no longer heard.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The question is that the member be no longer heard.</p><p>Is the motion moved by the member for Isaacs seconded?</p>
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