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Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for a Future Made in Australia) (16:43): I seek leave to move an amendment to the motion. Leave granted. Senator AYRES: I move that the motion be amended in the terms circulated in the chamber, as follows: Paragraph (b), omit "at the conclusion of motions to take note of answers", substitute "at the conclusion of question time".

Senator Thorpe: I don't know what the amendment is. I don't know what he's talking about. The PRESIDENT: It has been circulated in the chamber, Senator Thorpe.

Senator Ayres, I'll give you two seconds to explain. Senator AYRES: I'm happy to read it in if it assists, but it has been circulated. It is: Paragraph (b), omit "at the conclusion of motions to take note of answers", substitute "at the conclusion of question time".

Question agreed to. The PRESIDENT: I understand that the opposition wishes the question on the amended motion to be split. I'll first put the question on paragraph (a).

Senator AYRES: I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator AYRES: The Leader of the Government in the Senate has responded to the order for the production of documents, and answers to all questions on notice requested will be tabled at the time for ministerial statements, in the usual way, today.

The PRESIDENT: The question is that paragraph (a) of general business notice of motion No. 791 standing in the name of Senator Thorpe, as amended, be agreed to. Question agreed to. The PRESIDENT: The question now is that paragraph (b) of general business notice of motion No. 791, as amended, be agreed to.

Question agreed to.