Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—Yesterday Senator Abetz asked me a question pursuant to standing order 74(5) in relation to two outstanding questions to me in my capacity as Minister representing the Treasurer. I indicated at the time that I believed both had been tabled. That was my advice at the time. I now understand that one of the questions had been emailed to the Table Office last year but was not in fact tabled in hard copy, as was then required. It has subsequently been tabled and a copy has been provided to Senator Abetz.

Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I simply want to accept the minister's explanation. These things happen from time to time and I accept the explanation.