Points of Order — Urgent Debates—Speaker’s Announcement of Construction of New Parliamentary Building

I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. In relation to your decision yesterday to decline an urgent debate under Standing Order 389 in relation to your recent announcement of a new parliamentary building, can you confirm for members that you have received formal Cabinet approval to fund it?

That is not a matter for the order of the House at all. If the member wants to come see me later on that matter, I am happy to discuss it. I ruled on the urgent debate yesterday, and that matter is now closed.

I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. [Interruption]

💬 Mr SPEAKER: Order! A fresh point of order will be asked. I just need to warn the member that if he is in any way attempting to relitigate either the decision I made yesterday or my comment to Mr O’Rourke, I will take that very seriously.

Thank you, and this is a serious point of order. I just seek, for our edification, how appropriations are not a matter for the business—

Order! The member is now trifling with the Chair and with the House. I invite the member, if he needs a lesson on how the financial procedures of this Parliament work, to come and see me immediately after—

💬 Ron Mark: Sarcasm doesn’t become you, sir.

Order!

💬 Ron Mark: Sarcasm doesn’t work.

Mr Ron Mark will leave the House immediately.

Ron Mark withdrew from the Chamber.