Bob Brown Tasmania, Australian Greens
4:41 pm
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
Senator Brown, leave has not been granted. Do you still wish to proceed with your motion?
Bob Brown Tasmania, Australian Greens
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
Is there any objection to this motion being taken as formal?
Eric Abetz Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Yes.
Stephen Parry Tasmania, Liberal Party
Leave is not granted, Senator Brown.
Bob Brown Tasmania, Australian Greens
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
I shall do so. If the President deems it fit to come back and report to the Senate, he will.