Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

For the information of members, before I speak to the item, I let people know that both the bills that have just been introduced have a level of urgency to them. Members should expect a couple of late nights to be scheduled next week to facilitate that. I expect, given the nature of those issues, we will not be able to fully accommodate everyone, and so I'll talk to the Manager of Opposition Business and the crossbench to work out whether or not we subsequently do a take-note debate on each of the bills so we can still get them across to the Senate but make sure that there's an opportunity for members who want to speak.

This is a standard motion that deals with the fact that we need a little bit more time to get private members' business ready for Monday of next week, and it's to allow that. I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent:

(1) the Selection Committee:

(a) meeting on or after today, if necessary by teleconference, to determine the order of consideration of matters and the times allotted for debate on each item and for each Member speaking, for private Members' business and committee and delegation business, for Monday, 28 July 2025;

(b) communicating its determinations to Members prior to that Monday; and

(c) reporting its determinations to the House following Prayers on Monday, 28 July 2025;

(2) the Selection Committee's determinations being shown in the Notice Paper for that Monday under 'Business Accorded Priority' for the House and Federation Chamber; and

(3) in the absence of a fully constituted Selection Committee, the arrangements for private Members' business for Monday, 28 July 2025 provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this resolution being determined by the Speaker, Chief Government Whip and Chief Opposition Whip and reports of such determinations being treated as having been adopted by the House when they are presented.

Question agreed to.

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