Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That—

(a) consideration of general business private senators' bills under temporary order 57(1)(d)(ia) shall not be proceeded with and that government business shall have precedence for 2 hours and 20 minutes; and

(b) consideration of general business private senators' bills under temporary order 57(1)(d)(ia) be called on after consideration of government business order of the day no. 1 (Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014) if 2 hours and 20 minutes have not expired.

The opposition indicated earlier this morning that they were prepared to offer the private senators' business time this morning, to facilitate completion of the Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014, and that, if that was concluded, they proposed, and we accepted, that the Senate would return to the private senators' bills as listed. I think that was a sensible proposition, which we were happy to accept, and between that offer and 9.30, I understand, the whips have been contacting the Greens and the crossbenchers to indicate this change in plan.