Senator MILNE (Tasmania—Leader of the Australian Greens) (15:47): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator MILNE: The Australian Greens certainly do not condone the behaviour that occurred from Mr Michael Williamson and what went on in the union, and we support the government's move to treble the penalties under the legislation. What Senator Abetz is doing is failing to recognise that action has been taken, that condemnation has been all round and that nobody condones the behaviour that was set out in these particular cases. Senator Abetz: Mr President, on a point of order: I request that the Greens indicate whether they would vote in favour of paragraphs (a) and (b) of the motion, as Senator Milne has just asserted, because if so I would ask that the motion be put in two parts: paragraphs (a) and (b) together and then paragraph (c). We will see whether Senator Milne actually is willing to vote as she spoke. The PRESIDENT: In terms of the point of order, that is not a point of order, but you are quite entitled and it is your right to ask for different elements of the—if you want to vote different ways. You cannot pre-empt what someone else might be doing on the voting. Senator Abetz: I am aware of that. I just want to give the Greens the opportunity to vote according to their conscience. If what Senator Milne has said is to be believed then I would imagine the Greens would vote with the coalition on paragraphs (a) and (b) but, of course, would vote against paragraph (c). Senator MILNE: In the light of the fact that Senator Abetz took a point of order in order to make his point, I too make a point of order. If Senator Abetz wishes to amend his motion then I would ask him to amend it and bring it back tomorrow so that we can have a look. The PRESIDENT: That is not a point of order either. The question is that the motion moved by Senator Kroger be agreed to.