Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on a point of order. This is the first time, that I know of, of a minister taking a point of order on her own contribution, so I am not sure of the standing orders governing that. I think the point of order should have been on relevance, because clearly she has again failed to answer the question. If she wants to read her briefs, she can do it in the privacy of her own office, but coming into the Senate and reading whatever brief she finds first is not answering the question.