Senate debates

Thursday, 26 August 2021

Bills

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Bill 2021, Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) Bill 2021, Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021; Third Reading

11:26 am

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (President) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is now that the remaining stages of the bills be agreed to and the bills be now passed.

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

Could we please deal with them separately?

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (President) Share this | | Hansard source

You'd like to do them separately again? Sure. The question is that the remaining stages of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) Bill 2021 be agreed to and the bill be now passed.

Question agreed to.

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—Could you please record the Greens' opposition to that.

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Senator Patrick, your opposition is recorded as well.

Photo of Rex PatrickRex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | | Hansard source

[by video link] by leave—Yes, and can you also please record my opposition to the second reading stage of that bill?

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (President) Share this | | Hansard source

It is so recorded, and the third reading, as just done then, as well.

Bill read a third time.

I will deal with the other two bills together unless someone is asking for them to be separated. The question, for the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Bill 2021 and the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021, is that the remaining stages of those bills be agreed to and the bills be now passed.

Question agreed to.

Bills read a third time.