Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I can only really be definitive about the first point which the Leader of the Opposition made. On the second point: I don't know all the details—the time line of the disallowance and all the rest of it—and I haven't dealt with one myself for years. There's a very simple proposition that applies to every motion: a motion that is not seconded lapses. There is no difference in any motion on that. Having said that, I now need to ask: is the motion seconded? There being no seconder, the motion then lapses.

Motion lapsed.

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