House debates Bills
Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023; Second Reading
Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent
6:20 pm
As it is necessary to resolve this question to enable further questions to be considered in relation to this bill, in accordance with standing order 195 the bill will be returned to the House for further consideration.
A division having been called in the House of Representatives—
Sitting suspended from 1 8 :21 to 1 8 :32
Alex Hawke Mitchell, Liberal Party
Point of order, Deputy Speaker Wilkie. Could you report to the Chamber on the status of the previous bill?
Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent
What happened with the previous bill was that the member for Brisbane dissented on the second reading. So, because that matter is now unresolved, that bill has been referred back to the main chamber, and we're moving on to the next item of business.
Alex Hawke Mitchell, Liberal Party
Certainly, thank you. So that is referred to the main chamber for a vote on the amendment or on the second reading of the bill?
Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent
of the second bill in the cognate debate.
Alex Hawke Mitchell, Liberal Party
And the call made against the bill was from the member for Brisbane and no other member? I just want to make that clear.
Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent
But you only need one voice in the Federation Chamber.
Alex Hawke Mitchell, Liberal Party
Understood. I just want to make it clear. There was a bit of confusion.
Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent
I can appreciate why some people might have been a bit thrown by that, because it was all a little bit uncertain to some observers, but all is in order.