Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—We agree with the government in relation to the dinner hour and understand the feelings of Senator Fielding and others. In relation to the hours, we agree to the motion as it stands now proceeding. We certainly take the word of the Manager of Government Business in the Senate that, if we wish to review that, we will come back into the chamber on Monday and do so. We will be vigilantly watching the legislation and the details that will be involved. I indicate that we are very light on today. It was sought that there be an extension of hours even today, and I am pleased we did not agree to that because it would have been an absolute waste of today. Again we put the government on notice that if the chamber and the business of the chamber are not managed correctly we will certainly not agree to an extension of hours. But we will let the motion stand at this stage.