Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

recognises each senator’s role as community leaders and the collective responsibility to conduct debates on matters of public importance in a respectful and accurate manner, using language that is constructive and appropriate; and

(b)

agrees that all debate on the issue of asylum seekers and border protection is framed within the law, terms and definitions of the:

(a)

United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951);

(b)

Migration Act 1958;

(c)

Criminal Code Act 1995;

(d)

Racial Discrimination Act 1975; and

(e)

Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

Question put.