Senate debates

Thursday, 24 November 2011

Bills

Personal Property Securities Amendment (Registration Commencement) Bill 2011, Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011, Broadcasting Services Amendment (Review of Future Uses of Broadcasting Services Bands Spectrum) Bill 2011

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

The question now is that the remaining stages of the Personal Property Securities Amendment (Registration Commencement) Bill 2011—

Photo of Ian MacdonaldIan Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr President, I raise another point of order on this continuing farce where we are voting on bills we have not spoken one word on. My Order of Business shows the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Review of Future Uses of Broadcasting Services Bands Spectrum) Bill 2001 and then it says, in brackets, 'subject to introduction'. I do not recall whether Senator Conroy has introduced this. Are we going to be voting on that? Has it been introduced?

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

I understand, Senator Macdonald, that the bill has been introduced.

Photo of Ian MacdonaldIan Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | | Hansard source

Will we vote on that tonight?

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Senator Macdonald, you have got that quite correct. I now put the motion—

Photo of Ian MacdonaldIan Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | | Hansard source

Can I just get that clear?

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Senator Macdonald, I have answered your question.

Photo of Ian MacdonaldIan Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | | Hansard source

Are we voting on a bill that was not introduced this morning and not a word has been spoken on—

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Senator Macdonald, you asked the question and I gave you the answer. The question is that the remaining stages of the Personal Property Securities Amendment (Registration Commencement) Bill 2011, Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011 and Broadcasting Services Amendment (Review of Future Uses of Broadcasting Services Bands Spectrum) Bill 2011 be agreed to and the bills be passed.

Question agreed to.