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

I move:

That general business notice of motion No. 394 be considered during general business today.

Question agreed to.

I move:

That on Thursday, 16 November 2023 :

(a) at 12.15 pm, bills be called on in the following order:

Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill 2023

Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 2) Bill 2023

Bankruptcy Amendment (Discharge from Bankruptcy) Bill 2023

Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme No. 2) Bill 2023;

(b) the questions on all remaining stages of the bills be put at 1.30 pm;

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

(d) divisions may take place between 1.30 pm and 2 pm for the purposes of the bills only.

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

I move an amendment to the motion as circulated in my name around the chamber:

That on Thursday, 16 November 2023:

(a) at 12.15 pm, bills be called on in the following order:

Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill 2023

Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No.2) Bill 2023

Bankruptcy Amendment (Discharge from Bankruptcy) Bill 2023

Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme No.2) Bill 2023;

(b) if the Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill 2023 is not already concluded, then at the conclusion of debate on general business notice of motion no. 394, or at 5.30pm, whichever is earlier, the bill be called on immediately and have precedence over all other business until determined;

(c) the question on the second reading of the bill to be put at 7pm, or at the conclusion of second reading debate, whichever is earlier;

(d) if consideration of the bill has not concluded by 11pm, the questions on all remaining stages of the bill be put;

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

(f) divisions may take place after 4.30pm for the purposes of the bill only; and

(g) the Senate adjourn without debate once consideration of the bill is concluded."

I seek leave to make a short statement.

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

Leave is granted for one minute.

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

It's the opposition's view, firmly, that the Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill should be dealt with today. It is also our view that it should have been dealt with yesterday—or the day before, or indeed last week. And it is our view that the government should have been prepared not just yesterday or last week but last month or the month before that, because the government has known that the High Court was going to make a decision and a ruling on this critical issue. And the government has had indications in terms of comments made from the bench that that ruling may well have gone against them. Yet they have been caught flat-footed. They have not done the preparatory work. It is clear that this government has been dragged to the position of presenting this legislation to parliament.

Last Thursday the opposition asked where the legislation was and why it wasn't coming forward. We want to see it passed. We will pass it today, but we will scrutinise it and we reserve the right to propose amendments to it.

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a one-minute statement.

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

Leave is granted for one minute.

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Well, here we are. We have had a confected emergency—created by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Dutton; cheerled by the Murdoch media in this country; demonising refugees as creating a threat to the community—which has been blown out of all proportion. And what has the government's response been? To collapse in a screaming heap. The Labor Party's response, predictably, has been to collapse in a heap and let the opposition leader tickle their tummy. Make no mistake: this is Prime Minister Albanese's Tampa moment. A confected emergency is providing political cover for the Labor Party to engage in persecuting refugees. That's what's going on here. (Time expired)

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

The question is that the amendment to government business motion No. 2 as moved by Senator Birmingham be agreed to.

Question agreed to.

 The question is that government business No. 2, standing in the name of Senator Chisholm and amended by Senator Birmingham, be agreed to.

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

I move:

That on Monday, 27 November 2023, at the conclusion of formal motions or at 5.30 pm, whichever is earlier, the notices of motion proposing the disallowance of the Competition and Consumer (Gas Market Code) Regulations 2023 be called on together and considered for not longer than 30 minutes, after which the question be put.

Question agreed to.