George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

On the point of order, Mr Deputy President: it should be said that the reason for this confusion is that nobody in this chamber knows what the amendment is. The guillotine procedure imposed on this chamber by the Labor Party and the Greens makes it impossible for senators—government, opposition or crossbench—to be aware of what the amendment is upon which we are voting.