Chris Ellison (WA, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—We have no desire to mess around with the government’s legislative agenda and we realise the time constraints. But Senator Bernardi has an issue which we believe would take no more than 20 minutes in total, with 10 minutes either side for debate in relation to a return to order and taking note. If time can be arranged at some time later in the day today or tomorrow, that would be agreeable. But we will proceed with a suspension of standing orders if we cannot agree to go away and discuss a time where we can squeeze it in. We are willing to limit the time, but if we can insert it somewhere that would be good.