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9 Mar 2021 DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): Point of order. Mr Speaker, I’d like to draw your attention to Speakers' ruling 26/6, which prohibits mentioning or arguing on the absence of a member from a select committee in the House. I feel you should withdraw and apologise—

SPEAKER: Order! The member will resume his seat right now, and I’m going to continue with general business and note that those papers are published under the authority of the House.

David Seymour: Point of order, Mr Speaker.

SPEAKER: The member has been here for a reasonable number of years now; he will resume his seat while I'm speaking. I just want to remind him of Speakers' ruling 21/7.

Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

CLERK:
 * Report of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee on the Gas (Information Disclosure and Penalties) Amendment Bill
 * reports of the Environment Committee on:
 * the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
 * the Climate Change Response (Auction Price) Amendment Bill
 * the petition of Holly Dove
 * reports of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on:
 * the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill (No 3)
 * the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2020-21, Feasibility Expenditure, and Remedial Matters) Bill
 * reports of the Primary Production Committee on:
 * the Organic Products Bill
 * the petition of Debra Ashton
 * reports of the Regulations Review Committee on:
 * the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order 2021
 * the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Orders Nos 2, 3, and 4 2021
 * report of the Social Services and Community Committee on the Child Support Amendment Bill, and
 * reports of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on:
 * the petition of Lindsay Andrews
 * the petition of Weston Kirton.

David Seymour: Point of order, Mr Speaker.

SPEAKER: Would the member sit down. We’re dealing with general business and we’re going to complete it.

The bills are set down for second reading. The reports of the Regulations Review Committee are set down for consideration.

SPEAKER: Now I'm just going to issue a warning to the member, and that is to continue to raise points of order—it’s a matter which has been dealt with very carefully in the House by me, in the last week of the sitting—in a way that is inappropriate is disorderly, and there is only one result of that.

DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought very carefully about what you just said, and I certainly don’t wish to cause any disorder. I have