Urgent Debates Declined — Deputy Commissioner of Police—Allegations

I have received a letter from Chris Bishop seeking to have a debate on a matter of urgent public importance in relation to allegations printed today with regard to the Deputy Commissioner of Police. I apologise to the House for not having quite the considered ruling that I would normally have but this reached me in the House after the House commenced.

I am not going to accept it and I’m going to rely heavily on the wise ruling of Mr Speaker Carter in 2016, when he said allegations can never constitute a particular case of recent occurrence. I also want to make it clear that if what the member has indicated are allegations were in fact established facts, I would still not accept it, because there is an inquiry that is looking into it and it would be, in my opinion, inappropriate of the House to pre-judge that inquiry.