Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I am delighted to announce that Senator Helen Kroger has been elected as Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate and that Senator Judith Adams has been re-elected as the Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate.

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, I rise on a point of order. I ask that you look at the Hansard of this morning's proceedings and inform the Senate whether or not all was in order during the ballot under the control of the Clerk.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Bob Brown, I hear your point of order but I am not sure what you are asking me to review.

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, during the Clerk's presiding for the ballot for your position this morning, there were a lot of interjections and a lot of noise in the chamber. I ask you to look at that because I believe that it ought to be proper behaviour for this chamber to not interrupt the Clerk and to hear her in the decency of silence. I would ask you to look at that and report back to the chamber.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will look at that, Senator Bob Brown.