Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy Speaker, the difficulty with that argument is that this motion is simply to extend the sittings of the House. It does not vary the motion that the minister put before the House. That motion is a permissive motion that says for the purposes of 'a cognate debate to occur, and passage of both bills through all stages today, without delay at any stage'. So this is a standard motion that is proposed by the speaker and, as the member opposite noted, the moving of the motion to allow for a vote on the question that the House do now adjourn was appropriately moved by me in this position.

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