Chris Ellison (WA, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, on the point of order: even those opposite in the government were saying that leave needed to be sought and that was the proper process to adopt. Senator Abetz is now doing that, as Senator Minchin has pointed out, in accordance with standing order 72(2)(a). That is the authority for this course of action. It is now an entirely different process.