Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the House approves the following proposal for work in the Parliamentary Zone which was presented to the House on 23 June 2008, namely: The construction of a childcare facility within Parliament House.

to move:

That, unless otherwise ordered, the following amendments to the standing orders be adopted to operate for the remainder of the 2008 sittings:

1.

Standing order 34, Figure 2, be amended as follows:

	MONDAY		TUESDAY		WEDNESDAY		THURSDAY
					Prayers		Prayers
				9.00 am		9.00 am
	Prayers				Government Business		Government Business
12 noon
	Government Business		Prayers
2.00 pm	Question Time	2.00 pm	Question Time	2.00 pm	Question Time	2.00 pm	Question Time
approx 3.30 pm	Documents, Ministerial statements	approx 3.30 pm	Documents, Ministerial statements, MPI	approx 3.30 pm	Documents, Ministerial statements, MPI	approx 3.30 pm	Documents, Ministerial statements, MPI
	Government Business	approx 4.20 pm	Government Business	approx 4.20 pm		approx 4.20 pm	Government Business
						4.30 pm	Adjournment Debate
6.30 pm	Divisions and quorums deferred	6.30 pm	Divisions and quorums deferred		Government Business	5.00 pm
				7.30 pm	Adjournment Debate
8.00 pm		8.00 pm		8.00 pm
8.30 pm	Petitions (to 8.40 pm) Committee & delegation reports and private Members’ business	8.30 pm	Adjournment Debate
		9.00 pm
9.30 pm	Adjournment Debate
10.00 pm

2.

Standing order 207 be amended to read:

to move:

That the standing orders Nos. 1, 192 and 193 be amended to read as follows:

1.

Maximum speaking times (amendment to existing subject, as follows):

Members’ statements in the Main Committee 90 second statements Whole period Each Member (but not a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary) (standing order 192a) 3 minute constituency statements Whole period Each Member (standing order 193)

15 mins 90 seconds 30 mins 3 mins

192.                               Main Committee’s order of business

Figure 4. Main Committee order of business

The meeting times of the Main Committee are fixed by the Deputy Speaker and are subject to change. Adjournment debates can occur on days other than Thursdays by agreement between the Whips.

193.             Members’ three minute constituency statements

to move:

That:

(1)

the Honourable T R H Cole AO RFD QC, President of the HMAS Sydney II Commission of Inquiry be authorized to access exhibits held for less than ten years and confidential submissions received by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade during its inquiry into the loss of HMAS Sydney, subject to:

(a)

appropriate consultations by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade being undertaken with those who provided confidential submissions, prior to any such material being accessed by President Cole;

(b)

the Commission not using the material in a manner contrary to the law of parliamentary privilege as per section 16 of the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987;

(c)

the material not being made public as evidence tendered to the Commission or as part of the Commission’s report without the agreement of the Presiding Officers; and

(2)

the foregoing resolution have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing Orders; and

(3)

a message be sent to the Senate informing it of this resolution and requesting that it concur.