Gary Humphries ACT, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Materiel
3:57 pm
I move:
That the Senate rejects calls to reduce funding to non government schools to 2003-04 levels that would put at risk the financial viability of many non-government schools and leave many students disadvantaged.
Bob Brown Tasmania, Australian Greens
I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 679 standing in Senator Humphries's name.
Leave granted.
I move:
Omit all words after “rejects”, substitute “Opposition calls to reduce education funding by $2.8 billion”.
John Hogg President
The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Bob Brown be agreed to.
The question now is that the motion (Senator Humphries's), as amended, be agreed to.
Question agreed to.
Bob Brown Tasmania, Australian Greens
4:05 pm
Mr President, I ask you to rule at your leisure. I note that Senator Humphries voted against his motion, as amended.
John Hogg President
I will rule now. It was by then an amended motion, Senator Brown, so he did not vote against his motion. It was a motion, as amended.