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Title

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

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Penny Wong</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to move a motion relating to the considering to legislation.</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 relating to the consideration of legislation be moved and determined immediately.</p>
  • <p>I also move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the question be now put.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>The question is that the question be now put.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-11-17.88.3):
  • > *That the question be now put.*
  • This means that debate on the motion under discussion will end and the vote will instead take place [right away](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2023-11-17/8).
  • #### No rebellion
  • Note, this division record is currently showing Victorian Senator [David Van](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/david_van) (Independent) as a rebel voter against the rest of the Liberal Party, which is an error. Senator Van left the Liberal Party in June 2023.