Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, if I may respond to your ruling, that was the point that I made clear in this place on Friday: the words used by Senator Ian Campbell were personally offensive to me. From the chair, Acting Deputy President Moore asked for those words to be withdrawn. Senator Campbell did not withdraw the words and I remain offended. It is not a matter of debate on policy. The senator made an accusation against me which was untruthful and highly offensive to me personally. Mr President, I ask you to look again at the matter and rule that section 193(3) of the standing orders has been breached by Senator Campbell, with the particular use of the words that I referred to, and that Senator Campbell is requested to withdraw those words because they are highly offensive.