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senate vote 2019-02-13#2

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Title

  • Business Consideration of Legislation
  • Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Jacinta Collins</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the motion circulated in the chamber with respect to the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 be agreed to without amendment or debate.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Penny Wong</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the question be now put.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is now that the question be now put. Those of that opinion say aye, to the contrary no. The ayes have it?</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Rex Patrick</p>
  • <p>Mr President&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>I'm putting a division. Senator Wong gets precedence, as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, so I have to put the motion from her.</p>
  • <p>Honourable senators interjecting&#8212;</p>
  • <p>Order!</p>
  • <p>Honourable senators interjecting&#8212;</p>
  • <p>The question moved by Senator Wong is that the motion be put.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-02-13.11.1):
  • > *That the question be now put.*
  • In other words, they voted to speed things along by voting on [the matter](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2019-02-13/3) under discussion straight away.