Senate debates
Monday, 22 August 2011
Motions
Amendment to Standing Orders
3:52 pm
Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move:
That standing order 104, relating to the correction of divisions, be amended to read as follows:
104 Correction of divisions
(1) If there is misadventure, or in case of confusion or error concerning the numbers reported (unless it can be otherwise corrected), the Senate shall proceed to another division.
(2) A division under this standing order must be taken as early as is convenient.
Question put.
The Senate divided. [15:57]
(The PRESIDENT—Senator the Hon. JJ Hogg)
Question negatived.