Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Hansard source

Again, Senator O'Neill, I allow some flexibility to people, particularly remotely, being able to restate the question. I say again that there is an opportunity to debate the merits of the answer and whether something should be taken on notice or otherwise after question time. The minister is very narrowly confining himself to the facts he has at hand. In fact, at the start he went to explain why he couldn't answer it in the terms requested. These facts, I believe, are directly relevant to the question.