House debates

Thursday, 14 February 2019

Questions without Notice

Energy

2:11 pm

Photo of Tanya PlibersekTanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. As the Prime Minister believes his so-called big stick legislation is so important, why has it been removed from the daily program, and when will he put it to a vote in the parliament?

Photo of Christopher PyneChristopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | | Hansard source

The program is settled by the Leader of the House in consultation with, of course, ministers and with the Parliamentary Liaison Office. The legislation to which the Deputy Leader of the Opposition refers, the divestment bill, is part of that program, and I can confirm that it has not been removed from the Notice Paper.