House debates

Monday, 26 October 2020

Bills

Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020; Third Reading

7:14 pm

Photo of Trevor EvansTrevor Evans (Brisbane, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management) Share this | | Hansard source

I seek leave to read the third reading immediately.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the motion for the third reading being moved without delay.

7:15 pm

Photo of Stephen JonesStephen Jones (Whitlam, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

Time after time, members have come to the dispatch box or stood in their places and asked for the call to debate what is supposed to be a priority bill for the government.

Photo of Trevor EvansTrevor Evans (Brisbane, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that the question be put.

7:20 pm

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The question now is that the motion moved by the minister to suspend standing orders be agreed to.

7:22 pm

Photo of Trevor EvansTrevor Evans (Brisbane, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the bill be now read a third time.

Photo of Peta MurphyPeta Murphy (Dunkley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

This bill is about waste, and do you know what's been a waste? The last seven years of this government, where they've done absolutely nothing to facilitate recycling. I move:

That the debate be adjourned.

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that the debate be not adjourned.

7:27 pm

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The question before the House still is this bill be now read a third time. I call the member for Griffith.

Photo of Terri ButlerTerri Butler (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water) Share this | | Hansard source

Paying $33 million for a $3 million plot of land is—

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

I call the assistant minister.

Photo of Trevor EvansTrevor Evans (Brisbane, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that the question be now put.

7:29 pm

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The question now is that this bill be read a third time.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a third time.