Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia—Minister for Defence) (15:07): Again, this is Brittany Higgins's story to tell publicly. Respecting her privacy, respecting the process that she is going through, it is simply not my position, respecting her agency and privacy, to say anything more on the matter. Senator Wong: My point of order is direct relevance. The minister should not hide behind Ms Higgins's courage. These are Ms Higgins's words and her account of what occurred. The chamber is asking this minister to explain why those words were said. The PRESIDENT: I believe in this case, Senator Wong, it is particularly clear that the minister is explaining the reasoning for the answer she is giving, so I'm not in a position to instruct her to answer it differently. There is the opportunity immediately following question time to debate these matters. Senator REYNOLDS: I had finished my answer. Senator Birmingham: Mr President, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.