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Senator McKIM (Tasmania—Australian Greens Whip) (11:33): I seek leave to make a very short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator McKIM: Now that that amendment has been successful, that means that part (a) of my motion has been changed so that the Geelong treaty implementation bill will not be referred.

Obviously that's not our position, so I'm now going to ask that the question be split on the two parts, (a) and (b). The PRESIDENT: The question is that part (a), as amended, be agreed to. Question agreed to.

The PRESIDENT: The question now is that part (b) of Senator McKim's amendment be agreed to.