Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, on the point of order: what we have heard is a reiteration of the question. It is not appropriate to use the provision to say, ‘I want to take a point of order,’ and then re-ask the question. What it is all about and what we have heard from Senator Carr is an answer on point in respect of the question asked. That is what we have heard, so there is no point of order in respect of this issue. It should not be an opportunity to use a point of order as a way of putting up your question again in this chamber.