Senate debates Bills
Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024; Second Reading
Anthony Chisholm Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education
9:40 am
I seek leave to move a motion to suspend private senators' bills.
Leave granted.
Unidentified interjection - Hansard doesn't record who said this
Hon. Senators:
Honourable senators interjecting—
Anthony Chisholm Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education
Dispense, sorry.
Sue Lines President
I'm going to put the motion again. I have asked those people not participating in this debate to either leave the chamber or take their seats.
Sue Lines President
Senator Waters, no wonder people can't hear. Stop interjecting! I ask the minister to put the request again.
Anthony Chisholm Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education
I seek leave to dispense with private senators' bills.
Leave not granted.
Pursuant to contingent notice—
Sue Lines President
Please resume your seat, Senator Chisholm. I advise the chamber that, as the bill has been called on, the minister can move a motion that the debate be adjourned. Senator Chisholm—just a moment. I think Senator Hanson-Young is seeking the call.
Sarah Hanson-Young SA, Australian Greens
9:42 am
Senator Faruqi was seeking the call before Senator Chisholm stood up and asked for something different than he should have, in terms of suspension versus adjournment. I seek the indulgence of the chamber to allow Senator Faruqi to seek leave to table Senator Thorpe's speech on this matter, and then we can move on, if that is the will of the chamber.
Sue Lines President
Senator Hanson-Young, I saw—sit down please, Senator Faruqi—a lot of people standing down at your end of the chamber in particular. I saw Senator McKim pointing. I could not see anything other than that. I then saw Senator Chisholm and Senator Faruqi standing. The precedence, as you know, is to give the call to a minister, and that's what I did. Senator Faruqi.
Mehreen Faruqi NSW, Australian Greens
9:44 am
In the absence of Senator Thorpe, who was prevented from giving—
The:
Senator Faruqi, I need to understand what it is you're seeking.
Mehreen Faruqi NSW, Australian Greens
I seek leave for Senator Thorpe's speech to her bill, the Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024, to be incorporated in Hansard.
Leave not granted.
Debate adjourned.