Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I congratulate you, Mr President, and wish you well. I hear your commitment to treating all senators equally. The Senate knows, of course, that it is the arbiter of its destiny, not the chair, but the chair is there to make decisions and guide the good governance, fair play and goodwill in this place. I wish you well in that task and I wish Senator Calvert great bounty and wellbeing in the years ahead and thank him for his time in the chair.