Child incident not a stunt: Senate mumJune 19, 2009 - 9:39AM
A senator at the centre of a parliamentary storm over her infant daughter's ejection from the Senate denies the incident was a stunt.

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young was forced to hand over her screaming two-year-old Kora to a staffer on the orders of Senate president John Hogg on Thursday.

The child was heard screaming as her mother and other senators gathered behind locked doors for a vote, a situation the senator described as the "most humiliating" of her life.

A day after, the senator says she understands the president's ruling, but believes it reflects a 19th Century view of parliament.

"He followed the rule book," she told ABC Television, adding it was time to rethink whether the rules were appropriate for a modern parliament.

"We'll be discussing that on Monday morning when the Senate returns."

Senator Hanson-Young said the incident was not a stunt, pointing out she had previously brought Kora into the chamber.

"I'd just like anyone suggesting that ... to reflect on what actually happened."