George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I raise a point of order on the question of relevance. The answer is not directly relevant to the question. The minister was asked to provide the explanation for an omission. He has not addressed that question. Nothing he has said bears directly on that issue. Mr President, you have in the previous parliament ruled that ministers have been relevant. If you can rule that, you can rule that they have not been relevant, and you can certainly rule that they have not been directly relevant. If so, to enforce the sessional order, you should either direct the minister to the question or direct him to resume his seat.