House debates Bills
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024; Second Reading
Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent
6:11 pm
The question is that this bill be now read a second time. There being no speakers I put the question.
Question agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
If no member wishes to consider the bill in detail, I'll put the report question immediately.
Tony Zappia Makin, Australian Labor Party
Could I seek clarification from you on this. The debate on the appropriation bills—I know that there is a list of speakers from both sides of the House wanting to speak. Does that mean that there will be no debate and that members will not be able to speak once you put the motion?
Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent
I appreciate the question from the member for Makin. Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024 and Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2023-2024—there are no speakers listed, so we're just going through the procedural matters to get them through the House.
Andrew Wilkie Clark, Independent
I thank the member for Makin for raising that point. Just to be clear, the question is that this bill, the Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024, be reported to the House without amendment.
Ordered that this bill be reported to the House without amendment.