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

With the first amendment, although the running sheet has opposition amendment sheet 5208 revised to oppose schedule 1, I would like to deal with those amendments that go to schedule 1 first. It would seem more logical, should the government not accept those amendments, that we then deal with the complete opposition to schedule 1. I imagine that that would be the more logical way to deal with it.

Unfortunately, I have not had an opportunity of explaining that to the clerks, so I apportion no blame to them. It is entirely a matter for me. It would be more logical to next proceed to the Australian Greens amendments and move on through them until such time as we reach the top of page 3 and the last amendment to schedule 1 item 43. Logically, at the conclusion of that I would then move—should the government not pick up all my amendments—opposition to schedule 1. If the Australian Greens want to proceed with their amendment, that would be helpful in the scheme of things.