MATTERS OF URGENCY

The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Grogan ) (17:55): Senator Hanson has submitted a proposal under standing order 75 today, which has been circulated and is shown on the Dynamic Red: The need for the Senate to take immediate action to make it an offence to wilfully burn or desecrate the Australian National Flag. Is consideration of the proposal supported? More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places— The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: With the concurrence of the Senate, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whips.