Senate debates King Island Council


Bob Brown

Bob Brown Tasmania, Australian Greens

4:10 pm

I move:

That the Senate—
(a)
congratulates the King Island Council on its success in banning plantation forestry from its farmland; and
(b)
commends the Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (Senator Abetz) for understanding ‘the view of the King Island Council and local farmers in wanting to protect their icon [sic] beef and cheese industries’.

Question put.

A division having been called and the bells being rung—

Madam Acting Deputy President, I raise a point of order. Might the bells ring an extra minute so that Senator Abetz has time to get here to support the Greens motion congratulating him?

Trish Crossin

Trish Crossin NT, Australian Labor Party

That is not a point of order.