House debates Business

Rearrangement

Tuesday, 19 April 2016 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

12:31 pm

I seek leave to move the following motion:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent private Members' business No. 1 relating to the High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2016, standing in my name, being called on immediately and being given priority over all other business for passage through all stages.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent private Members' business No. 1 relating to the High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2016, standing in my name, being called on immediately and being given priority over all other business for passage through all stages.

This is the only legislation that is before this House.

Christopher Pyne

Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The question is that the member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

12:41 pm

Is the motion seconded?

Sharon Claydon

Sharon Claydon Newcastle, Australian Labor Party

I would like to second motion on the High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill, and I do so—

Christopher Pyne

Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House

I move:

That the Member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The question is that the member be no longer heard.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

12:45 pm

The question now is that the motion moved by the member for Grayndler be agreed to. There being more than one voice calling for a division, in accordance with standing order 133(c) the division is deferred until the conclusion of the discussion of the matter of public importance.

Debate adjourned.