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senate vote 2021-06-23#9

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Title

  • Documents Energy; Order for the Production of Documents
  • Documents - Energy; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Katy Gallagher</p>
  • <p>Pursuant to contingent notice of motion No. 3 standing in the name of Senator Wong, I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent motion No. 1162 in the name of Senator Watt relating to the order for production of documents&#8212;Collinsville coal-fired power station feasibility study, being moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-06-23.145.2):
  • > *That so much of the [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) be suspended as would prevent motion No. 1162 in the name of Senator Watt relating to the order for production of documentsCollinsville coal-fired power station feasibility study, being moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.*
  • In other words, the majority voted to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - in order to let another vote happen.
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion to suspend standing orders moved by Senator Gallagher be agreed to.</p>