Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Hansard source

Well, I will deal with that now. Under standing order 101—and I encourage you to read it—if there is no ensuing debate between divisions then division bells only need to be rung by one minute. It has been a courtesy extended by the chair on many, many occasions to allow a four-minute division when a number of senators leave or if the nature of the divisions changes. But under the standing orders it is very clear that standing order 101 says that there is a one-minute division. On top of that, I gave a warning clearly to everyone in the chamber.