Mr TONY SMITH (Casey) (15:07): My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker, I raise a point of order— The SPEAKER: The member for Casey has the call. Mr Fitzgibbon: A point of order, Madam Speaker. The SPEAKER: The member will resume his seat. Mr TONY SMITH: My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development— The SPEAKER: Resume your seat. Mr Fitzgibbon: I raise a point of order. The SPEAKER: Resume your seat. Mr TONY SMITH: I ask the minister to update— The SPEAKER: Do you wish to leave, member for Hunter? Mr TONY SMITH: the House on action the government is taking on vital infrastructure in Victoria— Mr Fitzgibbon: I raise a point of order— The SPEAKER: On what? Mr Fitzgibbon: On whether— The SPEAKER: Not if it is meant to disrupt. Mr TONY SMITH: and to outline how this will create jobs and boost the economy? The SPEAKER: I would refer the Manager of Opposition Business to page 189 of Practice when he is obviously on his feet for those purposes. He will resume his seat. Mr Burke: Madam Speaker— The SPEAKER: He will resume his seat. And you know perfectly well that if it is designed to disrupt, you may not. Mr Burke: Madam Speaker, I am not seeking to disrupt; I am raising a point of order and I am asking you to hear the point of order. The SPEAKER: I will not argue with you. Resume your seat and, at the end of question time, we will listen. Mr Burke: Madam Speaker, I raise a point of order. The SPEAKER: On what? Mr Burke: On the fact that you ruled that question out of order. The SPEAKER: I have asked you on what. You have the call for one moment. Mr Burke: Madam Speaker, the point of order is on the fact that you ruled a question out of order without it being completed. You should hear the completion of the question otherwise how can you say— The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. The member will resume his seat. The member for Casey has the call. Mr TONY SMITH: My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker— The SPEAKER: Resume your seat. Resume your seat or leave. Mr Fitzgibbon: This is the second time you have denied my question addressed to the Minister for Agriculture. I think I am entitled to— The SPEAKER: The member for Casey will resume his seat. Mr Dreyfus interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Isaacs will desist. The member for Hunter: I said your question was out of order. You offered to rephrase it. I said that it is out of order. Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker— The SPEAKER: I said the question was out of order. Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker, I take a point of order. The SPEAKER: You can have one moment. Mr Fitzgibbon: You yourself, Madam Speaker, have set the precedent. On numerous occasions in this place you have had allowed members to rephrase their questions— The SPEAKER: Yes, I have. Mr Fitzgibbon: because you thought they bordered on not being compatible with the standing orders. The SPEAKER: I have allowed it for a variety of reasons but, being out of order in this way, against standing order 98 is not one of them. The member will resume his seat and— Mr Fitzgibbon: Madam Speaker, I think it would be helpful if you let me finish the question. The SPEAKER: The member for Casey has the call. Mr Fitzgibbon: Well, I will be back tomorrow, Madam Speaker. The SPEAKER: Good. I look forward to it.