Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time.

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Ryan, you can ask to have a question split or divided because there is no provision for you to speak in the first reading. If you want to speak on the motion that the bill proceed without formality, there are two parts to that question and you can ask for that question to be divided. The question will be divided. The first question will be that the bill proceed without formality.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question now is that the bill be now read a first time. Senator Macdonald, I am going to give you the call.

Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I apologise. I thought you were saying it would be read a second time. You are saying the first time.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The first time.

Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In which case I have no point to raise.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question now is that the bill be now read a first time

Question agreed to.

Bill read a first time.