Scott Ryan (President) | Hansard source

Before I call Senator Cormann: the term used there was specific about a member of another place and actually used the words 'dodge accountability'. I'm going to reflect on precedent, but I think that that dances particularly close to standing order 193(3) concerning an imputation of improper motive and all personal reflections on members of another place. I said yesterday, and I made it clear again earlier today, that reflections upon groups of people or reflections upon actions are very different to reflections upon persons and specific persons in another place. I will take that Hansard away and consult with the clerks about precedent, but I urge senators to be very, very careful about imputations and reflections specifically about individuals, as opposed to actions or groups of individuals. Senator Wong, on what I just said?