Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (15:00): Senator Watt, I thought you used to be a lawyer. These proceedings were not initiated by the Commonwealth. They were initiated by a litigation funder, a particular— The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, a point of order? Senator Ian Macdonald interjecting— Senator Wong interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on both sides! Senator Wong and Senator Macdonald! Senator Watt: We all know the Attorney likes to rephrase questions to suit himself, but at no point in my question did it suggest that the Commonwealth had challenged this legislation. My question was whether the Attorney-General prevented, discouraged or inhibited attempts by anyone to challenge the Western Australian government's legislation. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Watt. You repeated your primary question, as you acknowledged when you said— Senator Wong: He is allowed to do that. The PRESIDENT: Of course he is allowed to do that. I am not saying he is not. The primary question, and the question you have just asked, was answered by the Attorney-General when he quoted in the primary question that he did not prevent because he had no knowledge. So I think he has answered that question but I will give the call to the Attorney-General.