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Title

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

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That this bill be now read a third time.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-09-03.197.1) to *put the question*, which is parliamentary jargon for stopping debate on a matter and voting on it immediately.
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p>
  • <p>I move an amendment to delete the word 'now' and insert the word 'not'.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>Hang on. The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Leader of the House has the call.</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>