Division Description Changes — Business — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders — 31st May 2018

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Title

  • Business — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
  • Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Stop Mr Fitzgibbon from speaking

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>Is the motion seconded?</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Joel Fitzgibbon</p>
  • <p>Seconded, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister has lost his party room. Not only that, this government has&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Josh Frydenberg</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the member be no longer heard.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the member for Hunter be no further heard.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2018-05-31.15.1):
  • > *That the member [Hunter MP [Joel Fitzgibbon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/hunter/joel_fitzgibbon) (Labor)] be no longer heard.*
  • This is a gagging motion and means that Mr Fitzgibbon won't be able to speak anymore in this debate.