Steven Ciobo (Moncrieff, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I ask leave of the House to move a motion to facilitate the introduction and passage of a bill for an act to amend the law relating to taxation, superannuation, social security and family assistance, and for other purposes.

Leave not granted.

I move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to taxation, superannuation, social security and family assistance, and for other purposes, being presented and proceeding immediately through all stages this sitting.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would like to speak to this motion. What we have before the parliament right now is the parliamentary secretary seeking to bring forward a new bill because what they have just done is abandon all the mining tax legislation. What has just happened here is that every single one of them just voted for the mining tax legislation to be put aside and not come back. And now, rather than wait for the proper, orderly way of introducing legislation, we have got this motion. We are trying to get a copy of the bill the parliamentary secretary is talking about. We are trying to work out what is happening to the government's agenda. What we have right now is that they are waiting for someone on the crossbench to tell them what they believe. That is what is going on right now with this parliamentary secretary—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member will resume his seat. I call the parliamentary secretary.

Steven Ciobo (Moncrieff, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the motion be put.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question now is that the suspension motion be agreed to.