Federal member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks MP seconded the nomination of Mr Tony Smith MP as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ms Wicks addressed the Parliament following the nomination put forward by Mr Michael Sukkar MP. “I am happy to second this nomination,” Ms Wicks said.
“The member for Casey has been known to me since 2013 as both a friend and a colleague,” she said.
“I can say, as one of the newer members of this place, that I am pleased to endorse his nomination for Speaker of this House, knowing him as a very strong man of values, a very strong man of integrity and a man who is prepared to serve not only his constituency and his party but also members of this House.
Media release,
10 August 2015
Tim Sowden, Office of
Lucy Wicks