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senate vote 2019-12-05#15
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Business — Consideration of Legislation- Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen
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<p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question is the motion to suspend standing orders moved by Senator Cormann be agreed.</p> - The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-12-05.229.9) introduced by WA Senator [Mathias Cormann](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/mathias_cormann) (Liberal) to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - to let a vote happen.
- ### Motion text
- > *That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Cormann moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to provide for a motion relating to consideration of legislation, may be moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.*
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