Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present the 188th report of the Committee of Privileges, entitled Person referred to in the Senate: Ms Andrea Selvey, and I move:

That the report be adopted.

This report forms part of a series of reports recommending that a right of reply be afforded to persons who claim that they have been adversely affected by being referred to in the Senate either by name or in such a way as to be readily identified.

On 8 December 2025 the President received a submission from Ms Andrea Selvey relating to a speech made in the Senate by Senator Whitten on 28 October 2025. The President referred the submission to the committee under privilege resolution (5). The committee has considered the submission and recommends that Ms Selvey's response be incorporated in Hansard.

The committee reminds the Senate that, in matters of this nature, it does not judge the truth or otherwise of statements made by senators or the persons referred to; rather, it ensures that these persons' submissions—and, ultimately, the responses it recommends—accord with the criteria set out in privilege resolution (5). I commend the motion to the Senate.