Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, pursuant to standing order 198, I give you notice that I take objection to the ruling you have just made and I have written somewhere here that I object to the ruling of the President, which is writing in accordance with that order. I move:

That the ruling of the President be dissented from.

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

If you are going down that path then that is disposed with and will be entertained on the next day of sitting, in accordance with the standing orders. I refer you to the standing orders. You are quite within your rights—you must table it in writing—and that is disposed of on the next day of sitting. The question now is—

Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, if you read the rule further it states:

Debate on that motion shall be adjourned to the next sitting day, unless the Senate decides on motion, without debate, that the question requires immediate determination.

I move:

That the question of dissent requires immediate determination.

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

The advice I have is that that needs to be put without debate. Question put.

The Senate divided.   [19:55]

(The President—Senator Hogg)

Question negatived.

The motion of dissent will appear on the Notice Paper for the next day of sitting.

Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, in view of what has just happened, I seek leave to withdraw my motion.

Leave granted.

Mr President, I ask that you consider the ruling you made and perhaps report back to the Senate later.

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

I will consider the ruling and, if necessary, I will report back. But at this stage I see no reason to. I will stick by my ruling.