Scott Ryan (President) | Hansard source

On the point of order firstly: I did correctly say yesterday that senators should not simply stand up and say 'relevance' and read out the question again, particularly when it is part of the question. I would at least ask senators to be a little more imaginative in their use of language to make a point of order on direct relevance that does not involve simply rereading out part of the question.

The second question you asked in your question, Senator Brown, in my view, included phrases that reflect upon the government's administration of the scheme. The minister is being directly relevant to challenge those and outline alternative facts. I believe that in this case that is what the minister is doing and she is being directly relevant to the second part of your question.