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senate vote 2021-12-01#3

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Title

  • Business Consideration of Legislation
  • Business - Consideration of Legislation - Put the question

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Simon Birmingham</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to move a motion relating to the consideration of legislation.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-12-01.131.7) to speed things along and vote on [the question](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2021-12-01/4) immediately. parliamentary jargon, they voted "*That the question be now put.*"
  • <p class="speaker">Slade Brockman</p>
  • <p>Is leave granted?</p>
  • <p>An opposition senator: No.</p>
  • <p>Leave is not granted.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Simon Birmingham</p>
  • <p>Pursuant to contingent notice standing in my name, I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to provide that a motion relating to the consideration of legislation may be moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.</p>
  • <p>And I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the question be now put.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Slade Brockman</p>
  • <p>The question is that the question now be put.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • <p></p>