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senate vote 2023-05-11#11

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Title

  • Business Consideration of Legislation
  • Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the procedural rules

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion to suspend standing orders be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-05-11.62.2) to suspend the standing orders - which are the procedural rules of parliament - in order to let [another motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-05-11.69.1) be moved.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion relating to the conduct of the business of this Senate, namely a motion relating to the consideration of government bills.*
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