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

It only relates to the procedural matters that Senator Ludlam raised. These are notices of motion. You asked for formality. Formality was granted; no-one denied you formality. If you want them dealt with in this way, and you have asked for them to be dealt with in this way, do not complain if you do not like the way they are being dealt with. You asked for them to be dealt with in this way.

If you want them to be debated, do not ask for formality, and they will then be dealt with in general business. That would be the course that you could adopt. But do not complain about the procedure when you asked for it for yourself. I thank the Senate.