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At 2.34 pm on Thursday 26 August 2021 Labor MP for Bruce Julian Hill (left) was directed, under standing order 94, to leave the House of Representatives Chamber for one hour for defying the Chair and he accordingly left the Chamber.
This was his offence……...
House of Representatives, Hansard, 26 August 2021, p.51:
Afghanistan
Mrs WICKS (Robertson) (14:33): [by video link] My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on the Morrison government's continuing assistance to help resettle Afghan nationals, and can the minister outline how the government also continues to ensure the security of our borders?
Mr Hill: You could have processed their visas years ago!
The SPEAKER: The member for Bruce will leave the chamber under 94(a).
Mr Hill: You're killing my constituents! There are thousands of Australians waiting for visas who are only there because you didn't process them!
The member for Bruce then left the chamber.
The SPEAKER: I will come back to that after question time. The minister has the call [my yellow highlighting]
Later that day…...
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, 26 August 2021:
MEMBER NAMED AND SUSPENDED
The Speaker named the Member for Bruce (Mr Hill) for defying the Chair.
Mr Dutton (Leader of the House) moved—That the Member for Bruce be suspended from the service of the House.
Question—put.
The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—
The vote was resolved in the affirmative, 25 votes to 14 and on the last sitting day of the week Julian Hill was suspended for 24 hours.
