Senate debates

Thursday, 22 June 2006

Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Bill 2006

Second Reading

Debate resumed from 15 June, on motion by Senator Kemp:

That this bill be now read a second time.

10:11 pm

Photo of Jan McLucasJan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Aged Care, Disabilities and Carers) Share this | | Hansard source

I was under the impression that the next piece of legislation was in fact on renewable energy. If the people in the whip’s office are watching they might bring in another piece of paper so that I can make an appropriate contribution to the debate.

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

You could talk about the health of senators.

Photo of Jan McLucasJan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Aged Care, Disabilities and Carers) Share this | | Hansard source

I could talk about the health of senators and the sleep deprivation that some of us have to deal with. Essentially this legislation will be supported by the Labor Party, although we will be moving a second reading amendment to the legislation. We have some further amendments to it. Perhaps we can deal with a procedural motion first.

Debate interrupted.