Thursday, 13 November 2025

 The SPEAKER (14:58): I just wanted to make some remarks on constituency questions. Constituency questions must ask questions of ministers and not seek an action. Members should take care in phrasing their matters to ensure that their constituency question seeks information and does not instead ask a minister to do something. On 30 October 2025 the member for Albert Park asked the minister to provide a progress report, which is an action, and the member for Hawthorn asked the minister to conduct an investigation, which is also an action. I rule both members’ questions from 30 October out of order. The time for constituency questions has ended.

Nicole Werner: Speaker, I rise on a point of order regarding overdue questions: specifically questions 1184, 1298, 1326 and 1330. One of these questions relates directly to the CFA, which is particularly concerning as we enter bushfire season.

The SPEAKER: I ask members when they raise points of order in relation to unanswered questions that they only state the question and the minister.

Danny O’Brien: On a point of order, Speaker, also on overdue questions, I have 2796 and 2470, both to the Minister for Emergency Services, also relating to the CFA and well and truly overdue.

The SPEAKER: Again, I remind members that points of order on unanswered questions are to refer to the question and the minister without added commentary.

Martin Cameron: On a point of order, Speaker, I too have some unanswered questions I would like followed up: questions 2718, 1259 and 1292 and, for a seventh time, question 1985 to the Minister for Health.