Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

These amendments are being moved under standing order 160, which authorises amendments to be moved in the House after amendments have been made where the further amendments are relevant to or consequent on the Senate amendments or requests for amendments. Members would remember that the Leader of the House gave entirely incorrect advice to the House on this issue when another iteration of this bill—the bit that was separated off from this bill—was under debate in the House at around 10 pm, if memory serves, on the Thursday of the last sitting week.

The simple fact is that under standing order 160 the House is indeed entitled and empowered to move amendments to bills where those amendments are relevant to or consequent on the Senate amendments. It's uncontentious that the Senate amendments have now been agreed to by the House, but what standing order 160 authorises is for amendments to be moved that are relevant to or consequent on the Senate amendments. It is on that basis that I ask leave to move amendments (4) and (5) and (9) to (12), circulated in my name, together.

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