John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move a motion in relation to the erratum.

Leave granted.

I move:

That the Senate take note of the erratum.

I point out to the Senate how unusual it is for such an erratum to be tabled, because we all know that the Department of the Senate so rarely makes mistakes and errors, and when one does occur, however minor, it is appropriate that the attention of the public is drawn to it. This relates to just one page, page 89, of the June edition of the important publication, Business of the Senate, which is, of course, closely read by most senators. I know senators are very interested as to why an erratum has had to be tabled today, and I inform the Senate that there has been a transcription error. In relation to the ‘Attendance of senators’ table, the names and attendance in the Senate records of two senators, Senator Brandis and Senator McEwen, have been accidentally omitted.