Senator LUDWIG (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery) (16:02): by leave—I just checked with my office because I wanted to make sure people had been consulted in relation to this. There is now some doubt in my mind as to whether Senator Brown's office was consulted. We did understand that one of my staff had spoken to Senator Brown's staff. I am now in some doubt as to whether or not the message passed through the various channels. It is always with the consent of the chamber that we change hours. If I do not have the consent of everyone in the chamber then I certainly will not be proceeding with the motion. If everyone in the chamber does not want to use this time to deal with the Carbon Farming Initiative then I am happy to accept that and I can withdraw the motion. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: You are seeking leave to withdraw the motion? Senator LUDWIG: I am just going to test the water first. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Senator Ludwig is seeking leave to withdraw the motion. Leave granted. Senator LUDWIG: I withdraw the motion.