Senate debates

Thursday, 9 February 2006

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005

In Committee

12:58 pm

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (Queensland, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

I have had questions privately from people interested in the debate in the chamber as to how the matter would proceed. Senator Barnett, I am looking for some guidance and some input from the other participants in the debate as to the process that will be followed for the committee stage. It would seem to me that there are two sets of amendments before the chair, those on sheet 4828, revised 1, standing in the names of Senator Barnett and Senator Humphries, and those on sheet 4830, standing in the names of Senators Colbeck and Scullion. I want to clarify that there are no more amendments to be considered before the committee. The second thing is that it seems reasonable to me that the amendments of Senators Barnett and Humphries be dealt with and disposed of, and then, if the first amendments fail, the amendments of Senators Colbeck and Scullion be dealt with and disposed of. Is there any objection to that process?

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