Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Small Business) Share this | Hansard source

While it is pleasure to speak on the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2014, it was unexpected that I would be doing so at this exact moment in time. It is normally the courtesy and the processes of the House that the government inform the opposition if they are going to gag the debate or knock off their own speakers in terms of a particular bill, to ensure the good running and order of the House and, as we just saw a moment earlier, to make sure that people are appropriately ready to come in here to speak on particular bills—which we always are, but occasionally you have to get from point A to point B to get here if a stunt is pulled. I just wanted to state that so the people looking at this can see why it is that Mr Irons spoke on this bill ahead of me when I was on the paper to speak next. I will not go on about it, but it is annoying. I would actually add a word of thanks. I know it is not the member for Swan's fault or responsibility that this happened in the House.

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