Hon PETER DUNNE (Leader—United Future) Link to this
I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It concerns two unrelated matters. The first is that some weeks ago I raised, by way of a point of order, concerns about the amplification system in the Chamber. You undertook to obtain a report and, presumably, to advise the House in due course. To my knowledge, that advice has not yet been forthcoming. The second matter was that last Thursday, during the course of the third reading debate on a bill whose name temporarily escapes me, I raised a point of order regarding the scope of third reading debates with one of your Assistant Speakers. The Assistant Speaker undertook to obtain a ruling and to come back to the House on that matter. I just wonder whether you could update me on progress in respect of both of those issues.
Mr SPEAKERI apologise to the honourable member. On the first issue I say that I have not yet satisfied myself in following up on that inquiry. The matter has been investigated, and I have a report on it. I am following up on the matter, and I will come back to the honourable member once I have that information. With respect to the second matter, I am aware of that situation having arisen, and I will follow it up for the honourable member.