Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Hansard source

I think, Senator Gallagher, the minister was coming to the question.

Honourable senators interjecting—

Order! Could I just indicate, both to people asking questions and to people responding to questions, the chair does need some comfort to know the question will be addressed. That comfort was given after the first point of order. I am taking the Attorney-General at his word. It would assist if the question was addressed early on in the answer, but the Attorney-General was right; he has the right to have context around the question.