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

Mr Deputy President, I am rising to speak in support of Senator Macdonald's point of order. It is not, with respect, within the ambit of the order passed yesterday because that particular bill is now through the Senate. The debate has come to a completion. We have moved on to and have in fact voted on a subsequent bill on the Notice Paper. So, regardless of the terms of the limitation of debate, once that bill is disposed of, as it was when you declared that it had been passed for a third time, it was no longer a question before the chair, and Senator Ludwig is now not at liberty to introduce or to revert to that debate without the leave of the Senate.