Division Description Changes — Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference — 11th Sep 2024

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Title

  • Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
  • Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>Yesterday evening after 6.30 pm a division was called on the motion moved by Senator Rennick relating to a proposed reference to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee. Senator Lambie, are you seeking something?</p>
  • The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansards/28063/&sid=0000) introduced by Queensland Senator [Gerard Rennick](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/gerard_rennick) (Liberal), which means it was not passed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 10 December 2024:*
  • >
  • >> *The benefits of conducting a Federal Convention to examine the ambiguous roles between the state, territory and federal governments considering, but not limited to, the following issues:*
  • >>
  • >>> *(a) the need to streamline the duplication of bureaucracies to save billions of dollars in bureaucratic waste and reduce unnecessary regulations;*
  • >>>
  • >>> *(b) the lack of accountability and transparency between the state, territory and federal governments;*
  • >>>
  • >>> *(c) the need for state and territory governments to raise their own revenue to reduce their reliance on Federal Government funding;*
  • >>>
  • >>> *(d) the need for Federal grants and goods and services tax allocations to state and territory governments to be much more transparent, efficient and effective;*
  • >>>
  • >>> *(e) the need for the implementation of a co-ordinated infrastructure funding facility to provide capital for sovereign infrastructure;*
  • >>>
  • >>> *(f) the need for the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers to take responsibility for building and maintaining all national land transport network roads; and*
  • >>>
  • >>> *(g) any other related matters. *
  • <p class="speaker">Jacqui Lambie</p>
  • <p>Madam President, I intend to vote differently. I would like to remove one of the parts from that motion and split it. I would like paragraph (f) to be put separately.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Rennick, relating to a proposed reference to a committee&#8212;minus (f), as asked for by Senator Lambie&#8212;be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>
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