Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

No, the Attorney-General needs to be relevant to the question. It doesn't preclude him, I say, from quoting, where he's relating that material to why the government has taken a certain position. But, where he was crossing the line—where he was ending his previous answer when I was about to sit him down—was where he was moving beyond that. But, if he's quoting someone as explaining the complexity of a government position, that's fine. But I'll listen carefully.

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