Senate debates

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Committees

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit; Report

5:49 pm

Photo of Ian MacdonaldIan Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I seek leave to return to item 12 that the Senate has just agreed to.

Photo of Sam DastyariSam Dastyari (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Leave is granted for two minutes.

Photo of Ian MacdonaldIan Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I sought some agreement prior to this for five minutes, which is considerably less than I would have had had I been here in time. I am not going to bother if the Labor Party are going to restrict me to just two minutes. I cannot say what I want to say in two minutes. I am just disappointed that the commitment given by Senator Moore earlier has been so flippantly reneged upon.

Photo of Claire MooreClaire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Acting Deputy President, I rise on a point of order. I did say that I would give Senator Macdonald leave to speak. I did not quantify that it would be for five minutes.