Division
Scott Morrison I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Tony Smith The question is that this bill be now read a third time. The Manager of Opposition Business? Tony Burke I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Members for Macarthur, Ballarat, Newcastle, Blair, Lalor, Brand, Kingston, Bendigo, Lingiari, Parramatta, Corangamite, Forrest and Calare from speaking for a period of no more than 15 minutes on the bill's third reading. This debate was unacceptably cut short— Tony Smith No, the Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. Members, I have a difficulty with this— Ms Chesters interjecting— The member for Bendigo has already been ejected today. Members can cease giving me advice by way of interjection. I have a difficulty with this suspension motion because it is not being moved between items of business. I am prepared to— Tony Burke Mr Speaker, on a point of order— Tony Smith I will hear from the Manager of Opposition Business. Tony Burke Mr Speaker, we regularly have procedural suspensions of standing orders, but the ruling within practice is: they must relate to the business before the House. We ordinarily deal with suspensions between items because they are suspensions of standing orders that do not relate to what is before the House at that moment. Right at this moment, what is before the House is that the bill be read a third time. The suspension that I have moved goes only to the order of debate for the third reading and who will be allowed to speak for 15 minutes each; it goes to nothing else. Tony Smith I will hear from the Leader of the House. Christopher Pyne Mr Speaker, I believe your immediate hunch was the correct one—that is, that suspensions of standing orders are perfectly entitled to be moved but not in the middle of an item of government business or, in fact, in any other matter of business. Therefore, the suspension of standing orders can be moved after this if he wishes to do so. But the
House of Representatives, 2017-06-19. affirmative: ayes 77, noes 67.
Question
Scott Morrison I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Tony Smith The question is that this bill be now read a third time. The Manager of Opposition Business? Tony Burke I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Members for Macarthur, Ballarat, Newcastle, Blair, Lalor, Brand, Kingston, Bendigo, Lingiari, Parramatta, Corangamite, Forrest and Calare from speaking for a period of no more than 15 minutes on the bill's third reading. This debate was unacceptably cut short— Tony Smith No, the Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. Members, I have a difficulty with this— Ms Chesters interjecting— The member for Bendigo has already been ejected today. Members can cease giving me advice by way of interjection. I have a difficulty with this suspension motion because it is not being moved between items of business. I am prepared to— Tony Burke Mr Speaker, on a point of order— Tony Smith I will hear from the Manager of Opposition Business. Tony Burke Mr Speaker, we regularly have procedural suspensions of standing orders, but the ruling within practice is: they must relate to the business before the House. We ordinarily deal with suspensions between items because they are suspensions of standing orders that do not relate to what is before the House at that moment. Right at this moment, what is before the House is that the bill be read a third time. The suspension that I have moved goes only to the order of debate for the third reading and who will be allowed to speak for 15 minutes each; it goes to nothing else. Tony Smith I will hear from the Leader of the House. Christopher Pyne Mr Speaker, I believe your immediate hunch was the correct one—that is, that suspensions of standing orders are perfectly entitled to be moved but not in the middle of an item of government business or, in fact, in any other matter of business. Therefore, the suspension of standing orders can be moved after this if he wishes to do so. But the
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