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

Mr Deputy President, I seek leave to amend motion No. 544 in the terms circulated in the chamber.

Leave not granted.

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Brown, leave has not been granted. Do you still wish to proceed with your motion?

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

In the event of leave not being granted by the opposition, yes, I do. I ask that general business notice of motion No. 544 be taken as formal.

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is there any objection to this motion being taken as formal?

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

Yes.

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is not granted, Senator Brown.

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

Mr Deputy President, during the course of the debate earlier, Senator Macdonald said that I had come in here to break the law. You ruled that was in order, but I ask you to take that Hansard to the President for his determination on the matter.

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I shall do so. If the President deems it fit to come back and report to the Senate, he will.