Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Brandis in fact went to take a point of order, but moving to put the vote is not a point of order. You can interrupt the debate to take a point of order and I was about—I had started to speak Senator Thistlethwaite's name to give him the call. Senator Brandis interrupted me to take a point of order but in fact he moved to put the vote, which I would think, seeing as Senator Thistlethwaite was getting the call, is not appropriate. Senator Thistlethwaite.