House debates Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010
Second Reading
Consideration resumed.
Sharon Bird Cunningham, Australian Labor Party
In accordance with standing order 133(b), I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with standing orders. No further debate is allowed.
Question put:
That the bill be read a second time.
Bill read a second time.
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter, Australian Labor Party
8:11 pm
Very briefly on indulgence, Mr Speaker, I witnessed some confusion just before the unofficial dinner break about divisions. I do not raise this matter to in any way be discourteous to anyone, but I do remind all members of the House that while we have an unofficial dinner break—a period during which no divisions occur—it is still necessary for those seeking a division to call a division before that time arrives. So, for the clarification of members, I want them to understand that it is still necessary to call a division even though we might be going into the dinner break.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
The point that the Chief Government Whip raises is well put. There is still an obligation to seek a division and then the division is deferred.