Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, it does seem that there is a lot of merit in Senator Brandis’s point of order in relation to standing order 197(3), which says:

A question of order … so raised suspends the consideration and decision of every other question until determined.

There is no other way, with respect, Mr President, that that can be read other than: if there is a point of order raised, that does need to be dealt with. In those circumstances I would be obliged if you would reconsider your ruling.