Senate debates

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Questions to the President

Standing Orders 72(2) and 203

3:04 pm

Photo of Stephen ParryStephen Parry (President) Share this | Hansard source

or anyone, but normally it is the Leader of the Government in the Senate, to then move that motion. The outcome is not different—so the outcome would have been the same. However, I do accept—you are absolutely correct—that I got the order wrong. However, this is the first time, I think, in 10 years that that has been invoked, and that is the only provision that the President has—and you can imagine me being very rusty with that provision, having never used it at all before. And I hope I never have to use it again. Thank you, Senator Wong.

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