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senate vote 2021-12-02#3

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Title

  • Business Senate Standing Orders
  • Business - Senate Standing Orders - Let a vote happen without amendment or delay

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>I ask that government business notice of motion No. 3, proposing amendments to the standing orders, be taken as formal.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of suspending the usual procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - in order to let another vote take place.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the motion being moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate and ask that the question be put.*
  • <p class="speaker">Slade Brockman</p>
  • <p>Is there any objection to the motion being taken as formal?</p>
  • <p>An honourable senator: Yes.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>At the request of Senator Birmingham and pursuant to contingent notice, I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the motion being moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate and ask that the question be put.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Slade Brockman</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion to suspend the standing orders be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>
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