Senate debates

Monday, 23 November 2009

Business

Rearrangement

5:19 pm

Photo of Mathias CormannMathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Administration) Share this | | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Minchin, I move:

That the Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009 be moved on immediately and have precedence over all other government business today until determined.

The reason we want to bring this bill on now—

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

No, it is a procedural motion, Senator Cormann. I just put the motion.

Photo of Mathias CormannMathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Administration) Share this | | Hansard source

Is it? I spoke for 10 minutes last time.

Photo of John HoggJohn Hogg (President) Share this | | Hansard source

That is my advice from the clerk at the table.

The bells having been rung—

Before calling the division, I will just point out that I made a wrong call based on advice I received from the clerk at the table. Senator Cormann should have been given the right to address that motion. I was advised by the clerk that there was no debate on the motion, because it was procedural.

Question put.