Mal Brough (Longman, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Leader of the House I move:

That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the routine of business for this sitting being as set out in the document presented to the House this day by the Leader of the House.

I present a document setting out the proposed order of business for this sitting.

The document read as follows—

Government Business (until 2pm)—

(1)

Introduction of the following bills with debate on each bill to be adjourned until a later hour today and the resumption of debate to be a cognate debate covering these bills—Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007;Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007;Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007;Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008;Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008; and

(2)

Orders of the day—Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007—Resumption of debate on second reading, cognate debate with orders of the day relating to the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007; the Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007; the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; and the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008.

At 2 p.m.—Order of business for the remainder of sitting as per Tuesday component of standing order 34.

Question agreed to.

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