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Title

  • Business Rearrangement
  • Business - Rearrangement - Speed things along

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Simon Birmingham</p>
  • <p>by leave&#8212;I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That today&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) the hours of meeting be 9.30 am till adjournment;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) the questions on all remaining stages of the following bills be put at 4.30 pm:</p>
  • <p class="italic">COVID-19 Disaster Payment (Funding Arrangements) Bill 2021</p>
  • <p class="italic">Treasury Laws Amendment (COVID-19 Economic Response) Bill 2021</p>
  • <p class="italic">Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020</p>
  • <p class="italic">Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Bill 2021</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) paragraph (b) operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(d) following consideration of the bills, a message from the House of Representatives concerning the Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 be reported, and the question that the Senate not insist on its amendments be proposed from the chair and put immediately;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(e) subsequently, the routine of business be as follows:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) consideration of a motion to be moved by Senator Birmingham relating to formal motions&#8212;question to be put without amendment after 20 minutes,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) consideration of general business notice of motion no. 1174&#8212;to be considered for not more than 30 minutes,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iii) a motion relating to the next meeting of the Senate and leave of absence for senators, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iv) adjournment to be proposed; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(f) divisions may take place after 4.30 pm for the purposes of the matters contained in this motion only.</p>
  • <p>I ask that the question be put.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question, as moved by Senator Birmingham, is that the question be put on the motion he has moved.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-06-24.176.2) to "*put the question*" - parliamentary jargon for ending discussion and voting on the [motion in question](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2021-06-24/11) straight away.