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senate vote 2023-09-07#9
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Committees — Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements; Appointment- Committees - Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements; Appointment - Speed things along
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<p class="speaker">Don Farrell</p><p>I seek leave to move a motion relating to the Select Committee on Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements.</p><p>Leave not granted.</p><p>Pursuant to contingent notice, 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 allow a motion concerning the Select Committee on Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements to 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><i>A division having been called and the bells being rung</i></p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>The question is that the question be now put on the motion to suspend standing orders. The ayes shall move to the right of the chair, the noes to the left. I appoint Senator Urquhart as teller for the ayes and Senator Scarr as teller for the noes. This is the fourth time today that I've had to remind senators that once tellers are called you should be in your seats, otherwise you can be disqualified. Senator Birmingham and Senator Pocock, you need to be in your seats. I will assume that you are not voting on this, Senator Pocock. I've directed you to be in your seat. Are you seeking to raise a point of order?</p> <p class="speaker">David Pocock</p><p>I am just seeking to understand exactly what we're voting on here.</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>Thank you. Please resume your seat. I remind you, Senator Pocock, that I had to tell you twice to go to your seat. The standing orders and conventions in this place are very clear: once the tellers are appointed, every senator who's intending to vote on the matter ought to be in their seat. The question is that the question be now put on the motion to suspend standing orders. A division has been called, and it's my intention now to ask the tellers to commence that count.</p><p>Honourable senators interjecting—</p><p>Order! I am advised that senators are not supposed to move once tellers have been appointed, but with the concurrence of the Senate, to save time, we can allow that—Senator Askew, a point of order?</p> <p class="speaker">Wendy Askew</p><p>We haven't got consent of the Senate for anything. Could we, perhaps, recommence this division and start the bells again?</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>I think that's a very good suggestion, Senator Askew.</p> <p class="speaker">Jacqui Lambie</p><p>Don't you have some legislation to get ready? No wonder we're angry; we've had enough with people not keeping up!</p> <p class="speaker">The</p><p>Senator Lambie! The question is that the question be now put on the motion moved by Senator Farrell to suspend standing orders.</p><p></p> -
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-09-07.123.1):
- > *That the question be now put.*
- In other words, they wanted to speed things along by stopping debate and instead voting on the matter under discussion immediately.
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