Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move a motion to vary the hours of meeting and routine of business today.

Leave not granted.

Pursuant to contingent notice of motion, I move:

That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to allow a motion concerning the hours of meeting and routine of business, to be moved and determined immediately, and I move that the question be now put.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the question be now put on the motion to suspend standing orders.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question now is that the motion to suspend standing orders be agreed to.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That a motion relating to the hours of meeting and routine of business may be moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate, and that the question be now put.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the question be now put on the procedural motion moved by the minister.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the procedural motion moved by the minister be agreed to.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That today—

(a) the hours of meeting be 10 am till adjournment;

(b) the routine of business following formal motions be government business only;

(c) divisions may take place after 6.30 pm for the purposes of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 only; and

(d) the Senate adjourn without debate after consideration of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 has concluded, or at 8 pm, whichever is later, or on the motion of a minister.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The procedural motion just agreed to requires that the substantive motion be put without amendment or debate, so I will put the question. The question is that the motion be agreed to.