Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I want to thank the Manager of Opposition Business and his office where consultation occurred on this motion on the Notice Paper. Normally, we would have more of the appropriations debate in the main chamber, but because we have the referendum debate happening, the appropriations debate will be happily principally in the Federation Chamber. We will have had two speakers speak in the main chamber. The Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition have both spoken on it. But under this resolution, it will then go to the Federation Chamber. Each day we'll be listing legislation where there are very few people wanting to speak with the intention that people then get their appropriation speeches down in the Federation Chamber each day. As most members would be aware, the same rules apply to the appropriations debate as apply to the address-in-reply, which is there is no relevance rule. That's a fairly free-ranging debate. That will happen in the Federation Chamber this week and next week. In accordance with the motion, on Tuesday 13 June, we will have the second reading vote here in the House. Then it will go back to the Federation Chamber for the section where we go portfolio by portfolio through the different expenditures and appropriations with the relevant ministers present. I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to proceedings on Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2023-2024 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2023-2024:

(1) the bills standing referred to the Federation Chamber;

(2) when the order of the day for the resumption of debate on the second reading of Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2023-2024 is called on in the Federation Chamber, a cognate debate taking place with Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2023-2024, and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2023-2024;

(3) immediately after prayers on Tuesday, 13 June, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2023-2024:

(a) returning to the House for further consideration;

(b) being called on immediately and questions being put without delay or debate on any amendments moved to the motion for the second reading and on the second reading of the bill; and

(c) standing referred to the Federation Chamber;

(4) on Tuesday, 13 June the Federation Chamber meeting from 4 pm to approximately 7.30 pm, and there to be no grievance debate;

(5) on Wednesday, 14 June the Federation Chamber meeting from 9.30 am to approximately 1.30 pm and from 4 pm to approximately 7.30 pm;

(6) on Thursday, 15 June the Federation Chamber meeting from 9.30 am to approximately 1.30 pm, with the question that the Federation Chamber do now adjourn being proposed immediately following the consideration of the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2023-2024 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2023-2024;

(7) when the order of the day for the further consideration of the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2023-2024 is called on in the Federation Chamber, consideration of the schedule being in accordance with the following order and timeframes:

(a) Employment and Workplace Relations Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 5.30 pm on Tuesday, 13 June;

(b) Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 6.30 pm on Tuesday, 13 June;

(c) Education Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 13 June;

(d) Defence Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 11 am on Wednesday, 14 June;

(e) Industry, Science and Resources Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 June;

(f) Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 12.45 pm on Wednesday, 14 June;

(g) Finance Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 1.30 pm on Wednesday, 14 June;

(h) Health and Aged Care Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 5.00 pm on Wednesday, 14 June;

(i) Home Affairs Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 5.45 pm on Wednesday, 14 June;

(j) Social Services Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 6.45 pm on Wednesday, 14 June;

(k) Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 7.30 pm on Wednesday, 14 June;

(l) Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 10.45 am on Thursday, 15 June;

(m) Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 11.30 am on Thursday, 15 June; and

(n) Treasury Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 12.15 pm on Thursday, 15 June;

(o) Attorney-General's Portfolio, with the question 'that the proposed expenditure be agreed to' being put at the first opportunity after 1 pm on Thursday, 15 June;

(8) any questions necessary to complete the consideration in the Federation Chamber of each of the bills being immediately put without debate;

(9) the bills returning to the House and, when reported, any question or questions necessary to complete the remaining stages of each of the bills to be put without amendment or debate; and

(10) any variation to this arrangement being made only on a motion moved by a Minister.

Question agreed to.

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