It is the chair that has the right to make that ruling, and I think the tradition has been, at least at this committee and at every one I've sat on, that it is made at the time of presentation. But again, I would like to advise the committee that this comment is being made by the drafter, not by the legal counsel being quoted in this article. It's like me saying that you agree with a statement, not with the person himself.
On December 12th, 2006. See this statement in context.