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Mrs PEULICH (South Eastern Metropolitan) -- Thank you, Acting President.

The PRESIDENT -- Order! President!

Mrs PEULICH -- I have not seen much of you in the Chair today.

The PRESIDENT -- Order! That is even worse!

Mrs PEULICH -- But I am delighted you are here because I seek your guidance. The matter I wish to raise is in relation to -- --

Mr Lenders -- Do you want to be like Bronwyn Bishop?

Mrs PEULICH -- When I grow up? No, Sarah Palin is probably a more suitable role model -- and I do wear lipstick.

The matter I wish to raise is, I think, for the attention of the Minister for Planning. It is in relation to Moorabbin Airport. Obviously it is a federal matter, but specific reference is made to Moorabbin Airport in the Melbourne 2030 strategy and on the webpage for which the minister has responsibility. There will be a public meeting on Sunday organised by the community in response to a number of concerns.

Mr Lenders -- On a point of order, President, I seek your guidance. I recall a ruling you made before the change of federal government. When members on this side referred to industrial relations issues you ruled that they were part of the commonwealth jurisdiction.

Mrs Peulich made the comment about their being a specific reference in a document to an airport, and therefore she had an opportunity to raise an adjournment matter here with the Minister for Planning. I ask you to rule on whether a reference in a document means it is actually a Victorian ministerial responsibility, or whether it is the same as references to industrial relations which were referred to last year.

Mrs PEULICH -- On the point of order, President, there is more than a reference. There is a segment on aviation and in particular on Moorabbin Airport. The Premier has also been fairly vocal about a number of aviation issues. I have sought your guidance, but there are a number of issues that pertain to state government administration in relation to this airport, and I ask for your permission to complete the item before you make your decision.

The PRESIDENT -- Order!

In relation to the point of order I refer to the guidelines for the adjournment which state:

The matter raised must relate strictly to Victorian Government administration. However, where federal and state jurisdictions overlap, a matter may be directed to the state minister as it specifically relates to their area of responsibility. Any matter falling within the administration of the federal government will be out of order.

I will give Mrs Peulich an opportunity to comply with that ruling. I remind her that she admitted in the opening of her adjournment matter that she was not quite sure whether or not it was the responsibility of the minister.

Mrs PEULICH -- I accept your ruling, President, and the advice provided by the Clerk. The matter I raise is specifically in relation to the foreshadowed closure of Essendon Airport and the likely impact of that on Moorabbin Airport and the plan to increase its aviation capacity in view of the fact that the Minister for Planning, obviously in conjunction with the planning authority -- being the Kingston City Council -- has allowed significant housing development to occur in close proximity to the airport. Significant concerns have been raised, highlighted recently by the very unfortunate and sad event of the death of a young man -- --

The PRESIDENT -- Order! Mrs Peulich is now debating -- --

Mrs PEULICH -- No, I am not debating.

The PRESIDENT -- Order!

You are not convincing me about which minister has -- --

Mrs PEULICH -- The Minister for Planning.

The PRESIDENT -- Order! You are not convincing me -- --

Mrs PEULICH -- Why don't you let me conclude and then you can strike it out?

The PRESIDENT -- Order! You are getting it on the record. At the moment I am not convinced that you are in order because you are not demonstrating to me -- --

Mrs PEULICH -- It is about the intersect of residential development abutting the airport and the concerns of the community in relation to its safety and in relation to the future plans for the airport.

I ask the minister to consider this and to take it up with the federal minister responsible for aviation to make sure that the concerns about safety as well as planning issues under the jurisdiction of the minister are adequately resolved as part of that aviation review. Basically it is a matter for the -- --

The PRESIDENT -- Order! Mr Davis.

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