1st Dec 2021, 3:22 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Schedule of business

The majority voted in favour of the motion below, which means it was passed. The motion set out the order that the Senate will consider a series of different bills and other business.

It also proposed that, if they are still debating the bills by 6.20pm, they will at that point simply vote on whether to pass them or not, without any further debate.

Motion text

That:

(a) the hours of meeting for today be 9.30 am to adjournment;

(b) the following bills be called on immediately and have precedence over all other business:

(i) Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021,

(ii) Autonomous Sanction Reform (Thematic Sanctions) Bill 2021,

(iii) Defence Legislation Amendment (Discipline Reform) Bill 2021, and

(iv) Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021;

(c) if consideration of the bills has not concluded by 6.20 pm the questions on all remaining stages be put without debate;

(d) paragraph (c) operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142; and

(e) following consideration of the bills, the routine of business be as follows:

(i) petitions,

(ii) notices of motion,

(iii) postponement and rearrangement of business,

(iv) discovery of formal business,

(v) tabling and consideration of committee reports, and

(vi) adjournment without debate.