Senate debates Committees
Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Health Committee; Meeting
Stephen Parry President
10:06 am
I remind senators that any questions may be put to the Senate at the request of any senator.
Mitch Fifield Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services
I so request in relation to the Select Committee on Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration related to Commonwealth Government Affairs.
Stephen Parry President
The question is that the Select Committee on Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration related to Commonwealth Government Affairs to meet during the sitting of the Senate today, other than in accordance with standing order 33(1), be agreed to.
Ian Macdonald Queensland, Liberal Party
Mr President, to be absolutely clear: are you effectively moving the negative or the positive motion?
Stephen Parry President
I am putting the question and if senators vote in the affirmative, then that means that the committee can meet. If senators vote in the negative and that is the majority, then the committee cannot meet. It is a standard motion, as it would ordinarily be put.
Question agreed to.