Mathias Cormann WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Administration
5:19 pm
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—
John Hogg President
No, it is a procedural motion, Senator Cormann. I just put the motion.
Mathias Cormann WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Administration
Is it? I spoke for 10 minutes last time.
John Hogg President
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.