Furious Fatima Payman uses Senate to accuse Pauline Hanson of ...

A furious Fatima Payman has used the Senate to accuse Pauline Hanson of "vile" racism before being forced to withdraw, after Senator Hanson repeatedly questioned whether Senator Payman was eligible to sit in parliament.

Senator Payman spoke after the One Nation senator attempted to table a document raising Senator Payman's possible Afghan citizenship as a reason for her to be excluded from parliament under Section 44c of the constitution.

Section 44 prevents anyone holding a citizenship of another country from sitting in parliament, however Senator Payman has previously sought legal advice confirming she has taken all possible steps to renounce her Afghan citizenship, which the Taliban-controlled state has not finalised, and so can stand as a senator.

Senator Payman used the Senate to say Senator's Hanson's behaviour was racist.

"Senator Hanson has worn the burqa in this place. Maybe it's time she pack her burqa and go to Afghanistan and talk to the Taliban about this," Senator Payman said.

"All that Senator Hanson has done in this place is spread hatred, spread division.

"I am very honoured that I live rent free in Senator Hanson's mind, but I think you've got better things to do than worry about Section 44."

The senator listed several previous comments by Senator Hanson, including her first speech in which Senator Hanson said Australia was "in danger of being swamped by Asians" and that "Aboriginality would no longer exist" under One Nation.

"If that is not racist, what is it?" the senator shouted to Senator Hanson, who was sitting in front of her.

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe ripped up Pauline Hanson's motion.  (ABC News: Luke Stephenson )

Senator Payman made note in the chamber that last week Senator Hanson was found to have racially vilified Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in a tweet where she wrote the senator should "piss off back to Pakistan".

"You're not just vindictive, mean, nasty, you bring disgrace to the human race. No dignity whatsoever as a senator," a furious Senator Payman said.

"We're supposed to have that freedom of expression, yes, but within boundaries and confines of respect.

"I kept on giving you the benefit of the doubt, Senator Hanson, despite your repetitive attempts to be racist to anyone who does not look like you," Senator Payman said, before being forced to withdraw her remarks.

Fatima Payman said she had tried to give Pauline Hanson the benefit of the doubt. (ABC News: Luke Stephenson )

Senator Faruqi and Senator Lidia Thorpe on Monday called for an inquiry into racism in parliament, following the court's ruling against Senator Hanson.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said Senator Hanson had the right to table a document in the chamber, even if the government or Senate disagreed with it.

Afterwards, Senator Thorpe, who had torn up Senator Hanson's motion in the chamber and thrown it at her, condemned separate legislation progressing through the Senate to re-detain people released from immigration detention, and pay third-party countries to accept them.

"It's another day in the colony, what can I say?" she said.

Lidia Thorpe walks out of the chamber after Pauline Hanson's motion questioning Fatima Payman's citizenship. (ABC News)

"This absolute disgusting behaviour. These people belong in this country, they are welcomed by my people.

"Why don't you just bring back the White Australia policy and be done with it? I am sick of living in this racist country."

Senate president Sue Lines later made a statement to chamber critical of the morning's events, though she said the video she had reviewed did not capture Senator Thorpe throwing papers at Senator Hanson.

"The nature of the interjections, shouting across the chamber, and reflecting on other senators is unparliamentary," Senator Lines said.

"It is incredibly disappointing that three years into the implementation of the recommendations of the Jenkins review [into the parliamentary workplace], senators appear all too ready to descend into disorder, rather than seeking to conduct themselves in a safe and respectful manner."

She said senators Hanson and Thorpe had been spoken to, and she would meet with party leaders to discuss whether further action was required.

It came as Senator Hanson filed an appeal against the Federal Court's ruling that she racially discriminated against Senator Faruqi.

In a statement, she said the ruling had "raised alarm among many Australians that their freedom of speech, the freedom to say what they're thinking, is constantly under threat".