Ian Causley (Page, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Order! The honourable member will resume his seat. We will deal with the motion before the chair. The question is that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.

Question agreed to.

Original question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Message from the Governor-General recommending appropriation announced.

Before proceeding, I think that the chair should clarify an interpretation of the resolution of earlier this day by the House. In the past, resolutions of this kind have set time limits for the full debate on legislation. This is not the first occasion on which this type of resolution has allowed for a minister, following that time, to sum up and also has allowed that amendments circulated by the government at least two hours before being treated as moved. A literal reading of the resolution of earlier this day could give an interpretation that the whole proceedings on this bill cease now that the second reading has been dealt with and does not go through to 10.30 am. I do not believe that that was the spirit of the resolution, and I will allow the continued discussion of this bill to 10.30 am, unless the House has an objection to that course of action.

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