Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Pursuant to contingent notice, I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to allow a motion relating to a discharge of a bill from the Notice Paper to be moved immediately.

And I move:

That the question be now put.

Question agreed to.

Original question agreed to.

I move:

That a motion relating to the discharge of a bill from the Notice Paper may be moved immediately and determined without amendment and that the question be put after 30 minutes of debate, with 5 minutes per speaker.

And I move:

That the question be now put.

Question agreed to.

Original question agreed to.

I move:

That the government business order of the day relating to the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 be discharged from the Notice Paper.

The government are taking this step because we understand the bill does not have the support of the Senate, and it would not pass the Senate in its current form. But this is an important reform, and the government does remain committed to it. Freedom of information—

Honourable senators interjecting—