Senate debates

Tuesday, 14 August 2007

SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (WELFARE PAYMENT REFORM) BILL 2007; NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE BILL 2007; FAMILIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2007; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008

In Committee

6:21 pm

Photo of Chris EvansChris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

That is why it would make some sense to do that. I understand there are some problems about running sheets and a couple of late amendments, including one of ours, and I apologise for that. But if we do it that way—and I thought the minister might indicate how he wanted to go in terms of the following bills—by the time we suspend for dinner at 6.30 we would all know what the rules of the game were, where we are going to start and the order. Then we would all come back less confused than perhaps I was a few minutes ago. I am suggesting we do it in that order, but I am open to views from other senators.

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