Division Description Changes — Bills — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020; Second Reading — 3rd Sep 2020

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on 2020-09-18 09:17:08

Title

  • Bills — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020; Second Reading
  • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Speed things along

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question now is that the motion moved by the Manager of Opposition Business be disagreed to.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Josh Wilson</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-09-03.179.1) to speed things along by ending debate and voting on the question immediately. In parliamentary jargon, they voted in *put the question*.
  • <p>This is appalling! Trashing the environment, trashing our democratic institutions&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the question be now put.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the question be put.</p>