Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move a motion relating to the consideration of legislation.

Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is leave granted?

An opposition senator: No.

Leave is not granted.

Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Pursuant to contingent notice standing in my name, I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to provide that a motion relating to the consideration of legislation may be moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.

And I move:

That the question be now put.

Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the question now be put.

Lidia Thorpe (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

(In division) [Inaudible.] Two dead black—

Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order in the chamber!

Lidia Thorpe (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You've got blood on your hands!

Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Thorpe and Senator McKenzie!

Senator Thorpe, we all have to be responsible for our own actions. Allow the whips to do the count!

Order! Senator Thorpe and Senator Canavan!

Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, can I ask all senators—those voting with the ayes and those voting with the noes—for silence to assist the tellers in the count of this process. That's from all corners of the chamber, please.

Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There should be silence in the chamber during the counting of a division.

The question now is that the suspension be agreed to.

Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That a motion relating to the consideration of legislation may be moved immediately and be determined without amendment or debate.

I also move:

That the question be now put.

Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the question now be put.

Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will now put that the precedence motion be agreed to.

Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move the motion as circulated:

That:

(a) the hours of meeting for today be 9.30 am to adjournment;

(b) the following bills be called on immediately and have precedence over all other business:

(i) Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021,

(ii) Autonomous Sanction Reform (Thematic Sanctions) Bill 2021,

(iii) Defence Legislation Amendment (Discipline Reform) Bill 2021, and

(iv) Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021;

(c) if consideration of the bills has not concluded by 6.20 pm the questions on all remaining stages be put without debate;

(d) paragraph (c) operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142; and

(e) following consideration of the bills, the routine of business be as follows:

(i) petitions,

(ii) notices of motion,

(iii) postponement and rearrangement of business,

(iv) discovery of formal business,

(v) tabling and consideration of committee reports, and

(vi) adjournment without debate.

Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is the motion be agreed to.