Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Chair, I have a point of clarification as well. I understand that there are other parties yet to speak, quite aside from the issue that Senator Cameron raised, but I also understand that in the program at 11:45 there's what is ordinarily a hard marker, so I seek clarification from you as to what will occur procedurally if senators are still responding to this somewhat vague opportunity that's been agreed to by other senators behind doors. What procedurally happens in this place as opposed to Mathias Cormann sitting here saying, 'Five, five'? Is this how we run the Senate now? This is outrageous.

The CHAIR: Senator Collins, please resume your seat. There is a hard marker at 11.45 where the business of the Senate will continue from where we left off.