Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, as I understand it, Senator Chapman’s motion is about a referral to a joint committee, which is a little bit unusual. I think it should be deferred to a later hour of the day so that we can have a look at it. I am sure we will give leave to come back to do it. I will certainly grant leave for it to be dealt with later so that we can take advice on what it is about. A bill would normally be referred to a Senate committee, although it may not actually be so in this case, but I would seek leave for a deferral so that we can deal with it later.