Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise on that point of order, Mr Acting Deputy President. That is an abuse of the standing orders by Senator Brandis. We have seen it repeatedly in question time, where, instead of taking a bona fide point of order, a debating tactic is used to intrude other matters into the debate. The facts of the matter are that Senator Brandis is not entitled to use that device to intrude into the debate.