STATEMENTS

Mrs McINTOSH (Lindsay) (16:12): I wish to make a personal explanation. The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Claydon ): Does the member claim to have been misrepresented? Mrs McINTOSH: I do.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member may proceed. Mrs McINTOSH: At the conclusion of question time yesterday, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy added to his answer which he gave in response to a question I asked him. In his answer, the minister incorrectly— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: You just need to get to the matter of where the misrepresentation lies.

Mrs McINTOSH: That's what I'm doing. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: It's not a time to introduce new argument. Go straight to the misrepresentation.

Mrs McINTOSH: He asserted that I was engaged in political pointscoring and acted dishonestly. Again, in question time today, in response to a question without notice from the Leader of the Opposition— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Where do you claim to be misrepresented? Mrs McINTOSH: This is what I'm getting to.

I'm giving an explanation. Mr Giles interjecting— Mrs McINTOSH: I don't need to speak to you. I'm giving that explanation.

The minister said: The only contribution of the member for Lindsay has been to mislead the House about a statement by the Premier of New South Wales yesterday … The minister made a similar comment on this matter in a further question to him. He has misrepresented what I said three times in 24 hours. And, for the avoidance of doubt and for the minister's information, per page 15 of Hansard for Tuesday 24 March, I stated yesterday that the New South Wales Premier said: … demand management procedures are required—that might be rationing … The DEPUTY SPEAKER: We've done the misrepresentation now.

Unless there's anything further, you've got it on the record— Mrs McINTOSH: Yes, for the edification of the minister, I seek leave to table a copy of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly's Hansard. Leave not granted.