Division Description Changes — Motions — Minister for Industry, Science and Technology — 1st Jun 2021

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representatives vote 2021-06-01#6 Edited by mackay staff on 2022-06-10 14:16:37	Title ~~Motions — Minister for Industry, Science and Technology~~ Motions - Minister for Industry, Science and Technology - Don't let a vote happen Description ~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~ <p>In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Isaacs on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with the standing order. No further debate is allowed. The question is that the motion moved by the member for Isaacs be disagreed to.</p> The majority voted in favour of disagreeing with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-06-01.11.1) to suspend the usual parliamentary procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - in order to let another vote take place. This means that subsequent vote will not take place. ### Motion text *> That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the M*ember for Isaacs from moving the following motion immediately—That this House > > notes > > the Industry Minister yesterday stated the ABC had been forced to express regret at the outcome of their reporting concerning the Industry Minister and a historical rape allegation, but this is not true; > > the Industry Minister yesterday stated that ABC had been forced to say the accusations could not be proved to a criminal or civil standard; but this is not true; > > the Industry Minister yesterday stated that ABC had made a humiliating backdown, but this is not true; > > this matter is not resolved, no matter how much the Industry Minister and Prime Minister wishes it so; and > *> now defamation proceedings have ceased,** there is no impediment to an independent inquiry into the matter; and* > > therefore, calls on the Prime Minster to attend the chamber and explain why he is standing in the way of an independent inquiry into this important matter.

~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~
<p>In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Isaacs on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with the standing order. No further debate is allowed. The question is that the motion moved by the member for Isaacs be disagreed to.</p>
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-06-01.11.1) to suspend the usual parliamentary procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - in order to let another vote take place. This means that subsequent vote will not take place.
### Motion text
> *That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Isaacs from moving the following motion immediately—That this House*
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> *notes*
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> *the Industry Minister yesterday stated the ABC had been forced to express regret at the outcome of their reporting concerning the Industry Minister and a historical rape allegation, but this is not true;*
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> *the Industry Minister yesterday stated that ABC had been forced to say the accusations could not be proved to a criminal or civil standard; but this is not true;*
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> *the Industry Minister yesterday stated that ABC had made a humiliating backdown, but this is not true;*
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> *this matter is not resolved, no matter how much the Industry Minister and Prime Minister wishes it so; and*
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> *now defamation proceedings have ceased, there is no impediment to an independent inquiry into the matter; and*
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> *therefore, calls on the Prime Minster to attend the chamber and explain why he is standing in the way of an independent inquiry into this important matter.*