Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to indicate support for your ruling, Mr President. I think that it was appropriate. With due respect to Senator Abetz, I think he is missing the central issue. I think he genuinely believed that his question was in accordance with the standing orders in the way in which he put it together, but it turned out that he worded it inappropriately and you accordingly ruled him out of order. I agree with that approach and, having been ruled out of order in the formatting of the question, as senators on both sides would know—