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

I seek leave to move a motion to suspend private senators' bills.

Leave granted.

Hon. Senators:

Honourable senators interjecting—

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

Dispense, sorry.

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

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.

Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) | Link to this | Hansard source

Speak up!

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

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to dispense with private senators' bills.

Leave not granted.

Pursuant to contingent notice—

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

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

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) | Link to this | Hansard source

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.