Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement for no more than 60 seconds.

Leave granted.

Mr President, I did hear your ruling. I heard that you completely rejected the point of order and found that there was no point of order, which was quite appropriate, if I might say so. I have heard what you have said subsequently and, as always, I will abide by your urgings. I ask that the Greens also do that when it happens to someone else. So thank you for that ruling.

Lest anyone listening might be in any doubt, Mr President, having heard Senator Bob Brown say that you upheld his point of order, you rejected the point of order comprehensively. You did not, as Senator Brown attempted to suggest, uphold his point of order. You never did that and I appreciate your ruling. I thank you for it and I will abide by your urgings.