Senator JACINTA COLLINS (Victoria—Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) (17:14): At Senator Fifield's suggestion, I move: That the question be now put. Senator Ian Macdonald: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. You were not there, so you did not see what happened, but it was clearly understood that I stood first by an appropriate ruling by the Acting Deputy President. Senator Xenophon was given the call, but it was quite clear that I was the next one on my feet, as I was just then. I ask that you recognise me before you recognise— The PRESIDENT: Senator Collins has moved a procedural motion. I am required to put that without debate. Senator Ian Macdonald: I am raising the point of order that you should have recognised me in preference to her. The PRESIDENT: And I am saying there is no point of order at this stage. I am required to put the procedural motion without debate. Senator Ian Macdonald: Mr President, you were not even here to see what happened previously. The PRESIDENT: I am now in the chair. I am dealing with the matters as they arise in the chamber. Senator Ian Macdonald: Yes, but there was an order of speaking. I was called but, through an appropriate decision, Senator Xenophon was called, and then— The PRESIDENT: There is no order of speaking in this debate. Senator Ian Macdonald: you had a choice of selecting either me or Senator Collins. You clearly looked only at Senator Collins, but I tell you I was on my feet before her and ask that you might recognise the first person on their feet, not the second person. The PRESIDENT: I have a procedural motion before me, and the question is that the question be put. I put the question. Senator Fifield: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. Senator Collins did verbal me. I rose when the matter was before the previous occupant of the chair. The PRESIDENT: If you have been verballed, I ask Senator Collins to withdraw. Senator JACINTA COLLINS: I withdraw. The PRESIDENT: The verballing has been withdrawn if that is the way you took it. Senator Fifield: Thank you; but, on a point of order— The PRESIDENT: I thought that was the point of order. Senator Fifield: I have another point of order. The PRESIDENT: I have started putting the question. The question needs to be put. The question is that the motion— Senator Fifield: It is a point of order in relation to the procedural motion currently before you. If I cannot do it now then it is not relevant to do it afterward, so now is the appropriate opportunity for me. The PRESIDENT: All right. The question that I have to put— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! The order of business is that I must put the motion that the question be put. The question is that the motion moved by Senator Collins be agreed to. The PRESIDENT: The question now is that the motion to vary the hours of meeting be given precedence over other business today. That is the shorthand version. Senator Ian Macdonald: Mr President, with respect, I thought we just voted on that. The PRESIDENT: No, what we have just dealt with was that the motion be put. We are now voting on the question that the motion to vary the hours of meeting and routine of business for Wednesday, 20 March 2013 and Thursday, 21 March 2013 may be moved immediately and have precedence over all other business today until determined. That is now the motion that is before the chair. The question is that that motion be agreed to.