John Hogg (President) Share this | Hansard source

The standing orders state quite clearly in 73(1):

The following rules shall apply to questions:

I will skip down the list:

questions shall not ask:

(h) for an expression of opinion;

And that is the only thing that I can see arising out of this question. I have given Senator Colbeck the opportunity to rephrase the question so that it can comply with the standing orders. I have always been very generous in giving some of the questioners in this place, on all sides of parliament, an opportunity.