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Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Page: 8723


Senator BOB BROWN (TasmaniaLeader of the Australian Greens) (16:41): Mr Deputy President, I seek leave to amend motion No. 544 in the terms circulated in the chamber.

Leave not granted.

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

Senator BOB BROWN: 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.

The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Is there any objection to this motion being taken as formal?

Senator Abetz: Yes.

The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Leave is not granted, Senator Brown.

Senator BOB BROWN: 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.

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