House debates
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
- Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017; Second Reading (5 speeches)
It is fair to say that I did not come to Canberra to talk about parliamentary entitlements and work expenses. Indeed, few people here would say that that was their motivation. I have been told it... - Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017; Consideration in Detail (24 speeches)
I move: (1) Schedule 2, item 7, page 23 (lines 31 to 33), omit subsection 10C(4), substitute: (4) The recipient is liable to pay the Commonwealth, by way of penalty for the contravention of... - Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Treasury Laws Amendment (Bourke Street Fund) Bill 2017; Second Reading (2 speeches)
Perhaps the most poignant thing to come out of the tragedy that took place in Bourke Street on 20 January this year was a letter by Henry Dow, which was read at the Federal Square remembrance for... - Treasury Laws Amendment (Bourke Street Fund) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Bill 2017, Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017; Second Reading (11 speeches)
I rise to speak on behalf of the opposition in support of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Bill 2017. This bill seeks to establish an independent authority to monitor and manage... - Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Bill 2017, Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017; Consideration in Detail (3 speeches)
by leave—I move amendments (1) to (5), as circulated in my name, together: (1) Clause 10, page 12 (line 28), omit paragraph (c), substitute: (c) at least 3, and not more than 4, other... - Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Bill 2017, Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - National Disability Insurance Scheme Savings Fund Special Account Bill 2016; Second Reading (9 speeches)
Today I am speaking on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Savings Funds Special Account Bill. This bill proposes a new savings fund sitting within the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and I...
