House debates

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Business

Consideration of Legislation

9:38 am

Photo of Greg CombetGreg Combet (Charlton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That, in respect of the proceedings on the Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012, the Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Amendment Bill 2012, the Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Amendment Bill 2012, the Excise Tariff Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012 and the Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Amendment Bill 2012, so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring:

(1)   the resumption of debate on the second readings of the bills being called on together;

(2)   at the conclusion of the second reading debate a Minister being called to sum up the second reading debate, then without delay, in respect of all the bills:

(a)   one question being put on any amendments moved to motions for the second readings by opposition Members;

(b)   any necessary questions being put on amendments moved by any other Member; and

(c)   one question being put on the second readings of the bills together;

(3)   if the second readings of the bills have been agreed to, messages from the Governor-General recommending appropriations for any of the bills being announced together;

(4)   the consideration in detail stages, if required, on all the bills being taken together with:

(a)   one question being put on all the Government amendments;

(b)   one question being put on any amendments which have been moved by opposition Members;

(c)   any necessary questions being put on amendments moved by any other Member; and

(d)   any further questions necessary to complete the detail stage being put;

(5)   at the conclusion of the detail stage, one question being put on the remaining stages of all the bills together; and

(6)   any variation to this arrangement to be made only by a motion moved by a Minister.

Question agreed to.