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

Mr Acting Deputy President, I raise a point of order on your ruling. Where a point of order is raised, you take debate on that to help you assess the issues. I was on my feet to do that and I was going to assist you by pointing out that, when the opposition accused Senator Conroy, the Leader of the Government in the Senate, of failing to properly do his duties in not reporting that he had stayed at a house with Mr Obeid, the President at the time said that that was not appropriate. I am suggesting to you, Mr Acting Deputy President, that you should follow that precedent.