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

All I want to do is comply with the requirement in paragraph (4) of the Senate's resolution. That requires me to be present here:

… so that a senator may ask the Attorney-General for an explanation in connection with his actions on this matter—

and so on. If Senator Pratt or any other senator wants to ask me a question then I am here to answer it. I do not have any particular objection as to whether it might be a more efficient of dealing with the matter for the questions all to be put so that they can be answered at once. I am merely seeking to comply with the terms of the Senate's resolution and the suggestion otherwise that I am seeking not to do is unfair and false.