Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

There being an equality of votes, I am required to exercise my casting vote. I take as my guidance, as I have indicated to the House in the past, House of Representatives Practice pages 182 to 183. I exercise my vote with the noes on the basis that there is not a majority for the proposition, and by casting my vote for the noes it does not stifle further discussion of the proposition.

Question negatived.

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