Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

No, leave is not granted. Also, by way of a point of order, could I seek your advice on how Senate practice applies to senators moving amendments that they have not actually introduced into the chamber—it seems somewhat unorthodox—and whether it then obliges Senator Macdonald to vote for the motion that he has put to the chamber. I am happy to debate it, but I just seek your advice in that regard.

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: When Senator Macdonald indicated he wanted to move the amendment, I asked whether leave was granted and nobody stood up, and I granted him that leave.