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. The question was directed to Senator Minchin to answer, as I heard it. I do not know whether Senator Minchin is not capable of doing so—if he is not capable of answering, he ought to say he is not capable, but it is certainly not appropriate for someone else just to jump up and say, ‘I’ve got something to say because someone handed me the brief.’