Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:20): Senator McKim, you refer to responsibility under international law. You seem to be disregarding the fact that the High Court of Australia ruled two years ago, by a majority, that the offshore processing arrangements that the Australian government entered into are not administered by the Australian government. We've had a lot of reliance on and calling in of decisions of the High Court recently in this chamber, including by you, Senator McKim, on the question of section 44 of the Constitution. You ought also to respect the High Court's decision on a question of offshore processing. Senator McKim: Mr President, I raise a point of order, once again on relevance. In my previous question, the Attorney did not answer the question I asked. He's now over halfway through his answer to my first supplementary question and again has not approached within a billion miles of the question. I didn't ask about section 44 of the Australian Constitution, Mr President; I asked about the inconsistency in the Prime Minister and Australian government's position in regard to who is responsible. The PRESIDENT: Senator McKim, your supplementary question began with an assertion, and it concluded with the phrase 'give the lie to claims' and asked for an opinion on that particular legal matter. The Attorney-General is relevant to the way you asked the question. We've already had an example in this question time of short, precise questions leading to short, precise answers. If you'd like short, precise answers, then avoid the preambles. Senator BRANDIS: Thank you—very wise, Mr President. Senator McKim, the High Court has already decided on the question of who has responsibility under the offshore processing arrangements, but, just as you disrespect the sovereignty of New Guinea and just as you disrespect the authority of its Supreme Court, you seem to be disrespecting the authority of the High Court of Australia on this issue as well. The PRESIDENT: Senator McKim, a final supplementary question?