Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the Senate that I have received the following letter from Senator Moore:

Dear Mr President

Pursuant to standing order 75, I give notice that today I propose to move that, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

"The need for the Senate to affirm its support for section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 in its current form."

Is the proposal supported?

More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places—

I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each of the speakers in today’s debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.