House debates Bills
Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2022; Third Reading
Peter Dutton Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence
12:50 pm
I move:
That this bill be now read a third time.
Andrew Wallace Speaker
The question is that this bill be now read a third time—
Brendan O'Connor Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (House)
Mr Speaker, now that the motion has been procedurally moved, I'd like to speak to the substance of the bill—
Hon ourable members interjecting—
Brendan O'Connor Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (House)
Mr Speaker, I do have the call.
Brendan O'Connor Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (House)
Mr Speaker, I'm ready—
Honourable members interjecting—
Andrew Wallace Speaker
Order! Look, the interjections on both sides of the House are too high. It's not helpful to the chair. The member for Gorton has the call.
Brendan O'Connor Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (House)
12:51 pm
I would like to go to some of the provisions of the bill because, clearly, the government think it's urgent, because they introduced the bill into the House last night, and yet they have not had one speaker to contribute to this important debate about firearm trafficking—
Andrew Wallace Speaker
The member for Gorton will resume his seat. The Leader of the House?
Peter Dutton Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I move that the third reading be put and that it be dealt with immediately.
Andrew Wallace Speaker
I'll just get you to—
Opposition members interjecting—
The member for Gorton does not have the call yet. The Leader of the House.
Peter Dutton Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence
Mr Speaker, I move:
That the question be now put.
Andrew Wallace Speaker
The motion is that the question be put.
Question agreed to.
Original question agreed to.
Bill read a third time.