John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I raise a point of order under standing order 185 (i):

A senator shall acknowledge the chair on entering or leaving the chamber.

I have noticed all week, Mr President, that some do not do that and I refer specifically to Senator Bob Brown. I have watched Senator Brown all this week come into this chamber and exit this chamber without acknowledging the President, or the person in the President's chair representing the President, at all. I think it is demeaning, I think it is disrespectful to the President and I ask you to call on Senator Brown and some of his colleagues to abide by that standing order and show proper respect to the President.