Peter Slipper (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The question before me is that the Main Committee do now adjourn. All those of that opinion say aye, against say no. I think the noes have it.

Honourable members interjecting—

If there were, shall we say, an unresolved question, we would have to refer it to the House. But my understanding, for the benefit of honourable members, is that because of the divisions in the main chamber this morning the intention is that this part of the day will continue until one o'clock. That is when the adjournment will be moved, and there will be the usual half-hour adjournment debate. Since we have negatived the adjournment, we are not in the adjournment debate; we are still dealing with the appropriations.

Honourable members interjecting—

I called it as being no.

Honourable members interjecting—

Order! I am going to put that question again, because I was advised that it had been agreed that the adjournment debate would be negatived at 12.30 and then we would continue with the appropriations until one o'clock, when the adjournment would be moved and we would have the usual half an hour adjournment debate.

Honourable members interjecting—

I now put the adjournment question again.

Question agreed to.

Main Committee adjourned at 12:33.

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