Member conduct
The SPEAKER (17:16): On a further matter, last sitting Wednesday afternoon the member for Mildura took a point of order. She sought an apology from the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence for leaving the chamber while the member was speaking earlier in the day and for making comments in debate the member described as inflammatory. It is not the Chair’s role to determine whether members should not come and go from the chamber, though if members are to be in the chamber, they should listen to the member on their feet, not interject and not engage in audible conversation. I have reviewed the transcript and do not find that the minister breached any rules or requirements of the house. I do not uphold the point of order.