Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I think in any observer’s mind, simply designed to wind down the clock and deny the opposition a further question. If order within the Senate is to be maintained, those sorts of tactics do need to be dealt with and dealt with very expeditiously by the chair. I therefore simply draw that to your attention and seek that the President come back with a ruling as to that sort of behaviour.