Senator ASKEW (Tasmania—Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate) (16:17): I seek leave to move an amendment to the motion as circulated in the chamber under Senator Duniam's name. The PRESIDENT: It has been circulated, I understand. I'll just clarify: Senator Askew has indicated that she is moving an amendment to government business No. 1. It's standing in the name of Senator Duniam. It was circulated. I'm just checking in that senators—okay. So that's all good. Thank you, Senator Askew. Leave granted. Senator ASKEW: I move the amendment: Omit paragraph (a). Omit paragraph (b). At the end of paragraph (c), add ", and the Senate calls on the Labor Party to guarantee that this legislation never be returned to the Parliament". The PRESIDENT: Senator Pocock, I note you've got an amendment as well. Senator David Pocock: Do we deal with that one first, or do I move mine as well? The PRESIDENT: Let me just seek the advice of the Clerk, because I'm not sure; sometimes amendments cancel one other out. We'll deal with Senator Askew's first. So the question is that the amendment as moved by Senator Askew, standing in the name of Senator Duniam, to government business notice of motion No. 1 be agreed to. A division having been called and the bells being rung— Senator McKim: President, I'm sorry for the late notice. I would like to ask that the question be split, so I'm asking for the division to be cancelled in order to do that. The PRESIDENT: Okay. Let's cancel that division, and I will call the amendment again. The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Askew to government business notice of motion No. 1 be agreed to. Senator McKim: President, I ask that you put the questions separately in relation to (b), which is the part that says 'calls on the Liberals and Nationals to rule out any future cuts to the environment department'. We wish to vote differently on that compared to the other elements of this amendment. The PRESIDENT: If it suits the chamber, I will put (b) first and then the remaining motion. Senator McGrath? Senator McGrath: President, to clarify: the motion before the chair is the deletion of paragraph (b) as per the amendment that was moved by Senator Askew in the name of Senator Duniam? The PRESIDENT: Yes. The Greens party have indicated that they want the motion split. They've asked for (b), which starts off with 'calls on the Liberals and Nationals' to be voted on separately, and I'll put the vote on that. Senator McKim interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator McKim, don't shout out. I'll come to you. Yes, Senator McKim? Senator McKim: My bad—and (c). We would like (b) and (c) put separately to (a). The PRESIDENT: Senator McGrath, this might assist you. The motion I would put is that the amendment to paragraph (b) be agreed to, and if that got up that would delete that paragraph. Senator McGrath: To confirm, we are voting on the deletion of paragraph (b), and paragraph (c) is not involved and paragraph (a) is not involved. The PRESIDENT: That's right. I believe we need to call a division. The question is that paragraph (b) of the amendment moved by Senator Duniam be agreed to.