Senate debates
Thursday, 4 September 2025
Bills
- Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time. - Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— DEFENCE AMENDMENT...