Scott Ryan (President) | Hansard source

On the point of order—

Honourable senators interjecting—

Order! If I could rule on the point of order—

Honourable senators interjecting—

Senator Reynolds, Senator Wong, Senator Payne—order, please! On the issue of imputations, this chamber has slipped a very long way over my decade here during question time, where imputations and improper motives are assigned to people in the asking of some questions. When it comes to a member in another place or another parliament or a member of the judiciary, we have traditionally applied much stricter standards. I will always take a request from any senator to review the Hansard of a debate to see if there was something that was inappropriate. If there is, I will approach senators and deal with it that way before I bring it back to the chamber.