Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:51): Again, obviously, Senator McAllister— Senator Wong interjecting— Senator CORMANN: No, no, I'm just answering. Senator McAllister clearly doesn't know how to address the question to the responsible minister, but in an abundance of helpfulness— Senator Wong: Mr President— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, I actually was in discussion with the Clerk then, so I did not hear what Senator Cormann said. Senator Wong. Senator Wong: Mr President, the primary question and what the supplementaries are grounded on is a statement made by Mr Frydenberg. Therefore, it is entirely in order to address the question to the Minister representing Minister Frydenberg. The PRESIDENT: If I'm incorrect, I will come back to the chamber next time we sit, but a minister can be quizzed on a statement made, even if it is outside their portfolio. It is therefore, in my view, in order, even though it is a minister representing, for that minister to be asked a question about what the minister they're representing has said, even if it is outside their portfolio—with the necessary limitation, obviously, as Senator Cormann said, that they are limited in what they can say about someone else's thoughts. Senator CORMANN: Let me just say, whether it was Senator Watt or Senator McAllister who asked a question of the wrong minister, I would have made the same point, so I object to that interjection of 'mansplaining' before. Senator Wong: Mr President— The PRESIDENT: I'm not sure if there's a point of order, Senator Wong. There's a point of debate on what Senator Cormann has said. Senator Wong. Senator Wong: I understood the leader of the government—I may have misunderstood him; I'm prepared to concede that—to be disputing your ruling. The PRESIDENT: No, I didn't interpret it like that. Senator Canavan, on this point of order? Senator Canavan: On this point of order, could I just clarify too that that second supplementary only referred to advice sought by the Minister for the Environment. Obviously, Senator Cormann is not representing the Minister for the Environment. I took your overall ruling there, Mr President, as going to the question as a whole, but the second supplementary was only in reference to advice sought by the Minister for the Environment, whom Minister Cormann is obviously not representing at the moment. The PRESIDENT: The assertion was made that it was about a statement. Firstly, I will take that at face value. Secondly, the second supplementary did use words that were contained in the first supplementary. On that basis, I do allow a supplementary to follow on in that regard, in referring to a statement earlier. Senator CORMANN: In any event, given that this is something that is squarely in the portfolio responsibility of the Minister for the Environment, I will receive the appropriate advice from the Minister for the Environment and come back to the chamber.