Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The motion is at the table. The crossbench can always approach the clerks if they wish to. But the way procedure sometimes works is—the closure has been moved. I'll try and be as simple as I can. There is nothing happening now that doesn't happen all the time, and I'm happy to take that up with the member for Indi afterwards. Just so there's no misunderstanding, we're referring to the motion. The question that members are voting on is that the question be put; that's what members are voting on. If that question is carried, the question will then be on the motion moved by the minister, not on the bill. And if that is carried the minister will be able to introduce the bill.

The question now is that the motion moved by the minister be agreed to.

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