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Title

  • Motions Crown Resorts
  • Motions - Crown Resorts - Don't let a vote happen

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion moved by the member for Clark earlier today be disagreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with a motion to suspend [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) to allow a vote to happen.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Clark from moving the following motion forthwith:*
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  • > *That the House:*
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  • > *(1) notes the allegations of Crown Resort's links to organised crime, illegal offshore activities, insider trading, money laundering, illegal modification of gambling devices, domestic violence and drug trafficking; and*
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  • > *(2) calls on the Australian Government to establish a Royal Commission to inquire into and report on Crown, including but not limited to:*
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  • >> *(a) the allegations of criminal activity made by the Member for Denison in the House of Representatives in October 2017;*
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  • >> *(b) the alleged criminal activity reported by Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes in July 2019;*
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  • >> *(c) the allegations of criminal activity made by the Member for Clark in the House of Representatives in July 2019;*
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  • >> *(d) the allegations of criminal activity made by the Member for Clark and the ABC in October 2019;*
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  • >> *(e) the response to these allegations by state and federal agencies;*
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  • >> *(f) the conduct of current and former associates of Crown including shareholders, managers and board members;*
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  • >> *(g) the conduct of current and former federal and state politicians and party officials relevant to the Crown matter;*
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  • >> *(h) specifically the Federal Government's and Opposition's refusal to endorse a motion, put by the Member for Clark on 15 October 2019, calling for a Royal Commission into the Australian casino industry; and*
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  • >> *(i) any related matters.*