I move:

That the Senate:

(a)

regrets the actions of Senator Heffernan in gatecrashing the press conference of a Labor front-bencher;

(b)

notes that this is the second time Senator Heffernan has committed such an offence;

(c)

calls on the Prime Minister (Mr Howard) to counsel his close friend, Senator Heffernan, as to the courtesies extended to fellow parliamentarians; and

(d)

believes that retaliation for Senator Heffernan’s actions will not add to the dignity of the parliamentary process.

Question put.