Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

As I indicated in moving the motion, this is a procedural motion that seeks, as Senator Fifield has highlighted, to allow for debate quickly. It does not seek to curtail debate and, as Senator Evans indicated in question time, detailed opportunity will be provided for Senator Milne and other members of the Greens to ask the types of questions that were raised in question time today. Senator Evans did not seek to avoid questions but rather highlighted the fact that we would be seeking to move quickly to a detailed discussion of the bill, hopefully later today and, indeed, throughout the course of tomorrow. I should highlight again that we are dealing with a procedural motion, not seeking to debate the substance of the matter. Senator Milne will have that opportunity and, indeed, the opportunity also to deal with matters of what remains disallowable with respect to this bill when the bill is before us.