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Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Motions — No Confidence in Speaker—Leave Declined

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🗣️ Speech Chris Bishop (New Zealand National Party — List Member)
Time unknown

I seek leave to move a motion without notice of no confidence in the Speaker, which is in my name and on the Table.

🗣️ Speech Hon Chris Hipkins (New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Remutaka)
Time unknown

Point of order, Mr Speaker. Speaker’s ruling 18/7, made by Speaker Jack back in 1970 and endorsed by Assistant Speaker Tisch in 2015, states that the one and only proper form of attack against the Speaker, the presiding officer, is a notice of motion in the House. The member has not put a notice of motion on the Order Paper. Therefore, other members in the House cannot consider the merits of that, because it has not yet been published.

💬 Chris Bishop: Speaking to the point of order.

🗣️ Speech Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
Time unknown

No, I don’t need assistance on that particular point. The House is actually the master of its own business in this matter, as with some others, and if the House chooses, by giving leave, to proceed in the way that the member is requesting, it may. Is there any objection to that course of action? There is objection.

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