Rice, Senator Janet Elizabeth

Simon Birmingham

I move:

That a motion relating to the censure of Senator Rice for engaging in unparliamentary and disrespectful conduct during the address by His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, President of the Philippines, may be moved immediately and determined without amendment.

Anthony Chisholm

I move:

That the question be now put.

Andrew McLachlan

Senator McKim, do you have a point of order?

Nick McKim

If I may, Deputy President, I understood that Senator Birmingham moved that it be put without amendment but not that it be put without debate. I'm just after some clarity on that because I understand that, under the terms of that motion, we can debate it.

Andrew McLachlan

It could be debated, but then I went to the minister for the call and he just moved—

No, I appreciate that. He then moved that it be put, and he has precedence on the call.

Honourable senators interjecting—

Order! I'm putting the question. The question before the Senate is that the question be put on a procedural motion originally moved by Senator Birmingham.