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

Mr President, given that you have foreshadowed that you are going to reflect upon the matter, will you be prepared to take submissions on the point, perhaps by writing? This is a very important question: should senators have the right, as Senator Cormann has said, of freedom of speech to quote language—not language of their own, but language in direct speech—to directly make the very point that they seek to make in their answer?