Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) immediately after a message from the House of Representatives is reported in relation to the Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025, the questions on all stages of the bill be put;

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

(c) divisions may take place for the purposes of the bill notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and

(d) to avoid doubt, the bill may be considered before the Education and Employment Legislation Committee presents its report on its inquiry into the provisions of the bill, and the inquiry may proceed notwithstanding the passage of the bill.

Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move an amendment to the motion. It's been circulated. This amendment would simply add the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024 at the end of section (a). So it would be to add, at the end of the Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025, the workplace gender equality bill as part of that.

Leave not granted.

Pursuant to contingent notice of motion, I move:

That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving an amendment to the motion.

A division having been called and the bells being rung—

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

It's the anniversary of Captain Cook being eaten tomorrow That's something to celebrate, all those love bugs down there. Captain Cook got eaten tomorrow, on 14 February.

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

Senator Thorpe, come to order.

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

Okay.

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

The question is that the motion to suspend standing orders as moved by Senator Gallagher be agreed to.

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

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 795 standing in the name of Senator Hodgins-May be agreed to.