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Title

  • Motions Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
  • Motions - Minister for Industry, Science and Technology - Stop MP for Isaacs from speaking

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Mark Dreyfus</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to move the following motion:</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-06-01.12.4):
  • > *That the Member [Isaacs MP [Mark Dreyfus](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/isaacs/mark_dreyfus)] be no longer heard.*
  • This means that Mr Dreyfus can no longer contribute to this debate. These motions are known as *gagging orders*.
  • <p class="italic">That this House:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(1) notes</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(a) the Industry Minister yesterday stated the ABC had been forced to express regret at the outcome of their reporting concerning the Industry Minister and a historical rape allegation, but this is not true;</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(b) the Industry Minister yesterday stated that ABC had been forced to say the accusations could not be proved to a criminal or civil standard; but this is not true;</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(c) the Industry Minister yesterday stated that ABC had made a humiliating backdown, but this is not true;</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(d) this matter is not resolved, no matter how much the Industry Minister and Prime Minister wishes it so; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(e) now defamation proceedings have ceased, there is no impediment to an independent inquiry into the matter; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minster to attend the chamber and explain why he is standing in the way of an independent inquiry into this important matter.</p>
  • <p>Leave not granted.</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Isaacs from moving the following motion immediately&#8212;That this House</p>
  • <p class="italic">notes</p>
  • <p class="italic">the Industry Minister yesterday stated the ABC had been forced to express regret at the outcome of their reporting concerning the Industry Minister and a historical rape allegation, but this is not true;</p>
  • <p class="italic">the Industry Minister yesterday stated that ABC had been forced to say the accusations could not be proved to a criminal or civil standard; but this is not true;</p>
  • <p class="italic">the Industry Minister yesterday stated that ABC had made a humiliating backdown, but this is not true;</p>
  • <p class="italic">this matter is not resolved, no matter how much the Industry Minister and Prime Minister wishes it so; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">now defamation proceedings have ceased, there is no impediment to an independent inquiry into the matter; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">therefore, calls on the Prime Minster to attend the chamber and explain why he is standing in the way of an independent inquiry into this important matter.</p>
  • <p>This defamation case was a huge bluff by the former Attorney-General, and it has blown up in the Prime Minister's face.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Darren Chester</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Member be no longer heard.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the member be no longer heard.</p>