Division
Tony Smith _(In division)_ If members have changed sides or come into the chamber, they need to report to the tellers and indicate to the tellers— Brett Whiteley And they have. Tony Smith and they have. Members cannot move now. Mr Burke interjecting— Mr Pyne interjecting— Mr Albanese interjecting— Members should not move around during—let's be very clear about this. This is a matter for the tellers to be satisfied that people have reported to them. Mr Burke interjecting— As I have said, this is a matter for the tellers to satisfy themselves. I am not going to take interjections on the subject. Mr Perrett interjecting— The member for Moreton! The Clerk is conversing with the tellers, as you know. Tony Burke Point of order, Mr Speaker. There has been a breach of the counting rules that have been carried by this House by the government whips. And this is a serious point of order, because the whips have put you in this position, Mr Speaker, and you have simply reported to the House what they have given you, but the numbers you have reported in terms of how many people have voted on the government side are not signed off on or agreed to in any way by the opposition whips. They are in direct contradiction to the rules that have been put in place by the Leader of the House. We did not like those rules when they were brought in, but the rules are: unless someone leaves their chair in an orderly way—they cannot do it in a disorderly way, which would put an obligation on you to consider naming them or removing them from the House—during the period when the doors are open, they must come up and report to the whips. We know that only happened with the member for Kennedy, and yet the count has changed by three. That is not possible as an outcome under the rules we have. Standing order 129 has been changed in this term of parliament. Standing order 129 now says: (c) Upon the doors being locked, the Speaker shall: (i) state the question to the House; (ii) direct the Members voting
House of Representatives, 2016-04-18. affirmative: ayes 85, noes 53.
Question
Tony Smith _(In division)_ If members have changed sides or come into the chamber, they need to report to the tellers and indicate to the tellers— Brett Whiteley And they have. Tony Smith and they have. Members cannot move now. Mr Burke interjecting— Mr Pyne interjecting— Mr Albanese interjecting— Members should not move around during—let's be very clear about this. This is a matter for the tellers to be satisfied that people have reported to them. Mr Burke interjecting— As I have said, this is a matter for the tellers to satisfy themselves. I am not going to take interjections on the subject. Mr Perrett interjecting— The member for Moreton! The Clerk is conversing with the tellers, as you know. Tony Burke Point of order, Mr Speaker. There has been a breach of the counting rules that have been carried by this House by the government whips. And this is a serious point of order, because the whips have put you in this position, Mr Speaker, and you have simply reported to the House what they have given you, but the numbers you have reported in terms of how many people have voted on the government side are not signed off on or agreed to in any way by the opposition whips. They are in direct contradiction to the rules that have been put in place by the Leader of the House. We did not like those rules when they were brought in, but the rules are: unless someone leaves their chair in an orderly way—they cannot do it in a disorderly way, which would put an obligation on you to consider naming them or removing them from the House—during the period when the doors are open, they must come up and report to the whips. We know that only happened with the member for Kennedy, and yet the count has changed by three. That is not possible as an outcome under the rules we have. Standing order 129 has been changed in this term of parliament. Standing order 129 now says: (c) Upon the doors being locked, the Speaker shall: (i) state the question to the House; (ii) direct the Members voting
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