Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Wong raises a legitimate point about direct relevance in this case. However, I will be slightly broader in my interpretation of it, because that was the second part of the question. The first part did refer to consultation more generally. It is my view that a minister could be directly relevant while talking about consultation about this change, not just that part of the question. But the definition of direct relevance is tighter than the old definition of broad relevance. I'll call Senator Colbeck to continue with that in mind.