George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Acting Deputy President, I rise on a point of order related to relevance. We are debating an amendment to the Human Rights Act to create a Children's Commissioner—we are not debating the optional protocol to the convention against torture or other human rights instruments. I accept that it is proper for a senator to provide context but providing context does not extend to dealing in detail with measures that are unrelated to the measure before the chamber.