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Title

  • Business Senate Temporary Orders
  • Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Standing Order 66 and 76

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Mathias Cormann</p>
  • <p>I, and on behalf of Senator Wong, move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(1) That the following variations to the standing orders have effect as a temporary order until the last sitting day in June 2021:</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-06-18.17.1) introduced by WA Senator [Mathias Cormann](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/mathias_cormann) (Liberal), also on behalf of SA Senator [Penny Wong](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/penny_wong), which means it passed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *(1) That the following variations to the standing orders have effect as a temporary order until the last sitting day in June 2021:*
  • >
  • >> *(a) at the end of standing order 66, add:*
  • >>
  • >>> *(5) The following additional requirements apply to the consideration of general business notices of motion as formal motions:*
  • >>>
  • >>>> *(a) Senators may make (or have made on their behalf) only one request for formality in any sitting week.*
  • >>>>
  • >>>> *(b) No more than 12 motions may be dealt with as formal motions on any sitting day, comprising no more than four proposed by Government senators, four proposed by Opposition senators, and four proposed by minor party and independent senators.*
  • >>>>
  • >>>> *(c) The motions to be considered shall be notified to the President.*
  • >>>>
  • >>>> *(d) The allocation of motions to be taken as formal amongst minor party and independent senators each day shall be determined by the President and, across the course of a sitting week, shall be as nearly as practicable proportional to the numbers of those minor party and independent senators in the Senate.*
  • >>>>
  • >>>> *(e) The restrictions in paragraph (5) do not apply in respect of motions for the consideration of legislation (including the introduction of bills) or the conduct of Senate or committee business (including the appointment of a select committee).*
  • >>
  • >> *(b) After standing order 76(7), insert:*
  • >>
  • >>> *(7A) A general business notice of motion shall not exceed 200 words, unless it is a motion:*
  • >>>
  • >>>> *(a) for the consideration of legislation or the conduct of Senate or committee business (including the appointment of a select committee), or*
  • >>>>
  • >>>> *(b) proposing an order for the production of documents.*
  • >
  • > *(2) That the Procedure Committee review the operation of this order, and report to the Senate by the last sitting day in May 2021.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) at the end of standing order 66, add:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(5) The following additional requirements apply to the consideration of general business notices of motion as formal motions:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) Senators may make (or have made on their behalf) only one request for formality in any sitting week.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) No more than 12 motions may be dealt with as formal motions on any sitting day, comprising no more than four proposed by Government senators, four proposed by Opposition senators, and four proposed by minor party and independent senators.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) The motions to be considered shall be notified to the President.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(d) The allocation of motions to be taken as formal amongst minor party and independent senators each day shall be determined by the President and, across the course of a sitting week, shall be as nearly as practicable proportional to the numbers of those minor party and independent senators in the Senate.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(e) The restrictions in paragraph (5) do not apply in respect of motions for the consideration of legislation (including the introduction of bills) or the conduct of Senate or committee business (including the appointment of a select committee).</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) After standing order 76(7), insert:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(7A) A general business notice of motion shall not exceed 200 words, unless it is a motion:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) for the consideration of legislation or the conduct of Senate or committee business (including the appointment of a select committee), or</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) proposing an order for the production of documents.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(2) That the Procedure Committee review the operation of this order, and report to the Senate by the last sitting day in May 2021.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to amend the motion as circulated in the chamber.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is not granted. The previous motion actually was that this be dealt with without amendment or debate. I'm now bound by that resolution just passed by the Senate.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p>
  • <p>Pursuant to contingent notice, I seek leave to suspend so much of the standing orders as would prevent me from amending the motion.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>No. Senator Waters, I've got a question before the chair at the direction of an absolute majority of senators on the resolution just passed. I have to put that question. The question is that motion No. 705 be agreed to.</p>