Ted O'Brien (Fairfax, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Bill 2024, the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Bill 2024 and the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024 be referred to the Standing Committee on Economics for consideration and an advisory report by 2 December 2024.

For the benefit of all members, I want to explain the motion that I'm moving here. I'm moving this motion in accordance with standing order 143. This standing order provides for a motion concerning a bill to be referred to the Federation Chamber or to a committee to be put after the first reading, but before the question on the motion for the second reading is put—that is, before we conclude debate on the second reading. Clause (b) of this standing order allows for the motion to be moved without notice and allows for a bill to be referred to a committee for an advisory report. That is the simple objective of this motion: to seek the agreement of the House.

Let me be clear: the opposition will always work with the government in good faith to pass legislation. Last sitting, we saw this in practice. We supported the introduction of aged-care legislation and various migration amendments. In my position as shadow minister for climate change and energy I have supported government bills—recently, the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Regulator bill, the GEMS bill.

It is notable that this bill has been wrapped within the government's broader Future Made in Australia plan, which, as we know, has more economic holes than a block of Swiss cheese.

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