Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Perth having the opportunity of outlining to the House the detailed comparison between the Martin Donnelly Electrical Services AWA and the collective agreement currently covering sparkies working at the new Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet site in Canberra, including and in particular the fact that:

(a)

The collective agreement goes from 28 May 2004 to 4 December 2006; the AWA goes for three years from 1 October 2006. Under the collective agreement there are six pay increases during the 2.5-year life of the agreement and under the AWA there are no guaranteed pay increases during the three-year life of the agreement.

(b)

Under the collective agreement they work 36 hours per week and under the AWA they work 38 hours per week. Under the collective agreement ordinary working hours are Monday to Friday between six am and six pm, with a minimum eight-hour and a maximum 10-hour shift. Under the AWA ordinary working hours are Monday to Friday between six am and six pm.

(c)

Under the collective agreement any hours above 36 hours or outside the ordinary hours above are paid at overtime rates. Under the AWA there is a requirement to work ‘reasonable additional hours’ beyond 38 hours per week.

(d)

With regard to Saturday penalty rates, under the collective agreement it is 150 per cent for the first three hours and 200 per cent of the ordinary rate thereafter; under the AWA it is 150 per cent of the ordinary rate. Under the collective agreement the Sunday penalty rate is 200 per cent of the ordinary rate, with a minimum payment of three hours. Under the AWA, it is 200 per cent of the ordinary rate.

Peter McGauran (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Do you have any more?

Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have very many more. To continue:

Peter McGauran (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Under standing orders, notices of motion are not to be excessive. I believe this notice of motion is excessive in its detail.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Deputy Leader of the House raises a valid point of order, and the member for Perth can include some of this in his debate. I ask the member for Perth to come to the conclusion of his motion.

Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, on the point of order: I have done one of these motions before in which I have gone from points (a) through to (z). I am not proposing to go to (z) on this occasion.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Perth will not reflect on the chair.

Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I didn’t. It was on the point of order.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Perth will conclude his motion.

Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I continue:

Peter McGauran (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order. The honourable member is defying your guidance if not your ruling. This is excessive and is contrary to standing orders.

Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, on the point of order: there has not been a restriction on the content that may be put into a motion that is moved in this House. It is because they are embarrassed, as he does over the Prime Minister, that we get this response.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition would be aware that there have been times when a motion is considered excessively long, and this one is certainly getting to that point, so I would ask the member for Perth to conclude his motion.

Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I continue:

The Prime Minister will do or say anything to avoid the fact that his IR changes hurt working Australians.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Perth will resume his seat.

Peter McGauran (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Question put.

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I second the motion. The Prime Minister misled this House and does not want to hear the truth.

Peter McGauran (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the member be no longer heard.

Question put.