Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Pratt, please. My view on this matter is that if the minister is explaining a course of action that she took then it's not up to me. If that is directly relevant to the question being asked—and I am listening carefully; I've allowed opposition senators to restate the question—there's an opportunity to debate the content of answer. But I'm not in a position to direct—

An honourable senator interjecting—

I will listen carefully to Senator Reynolds.