Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

Pursuant to contingent notice of motion and at the request of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion relating to the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to give precedence to a motion to alter the hours of meeting and routine of business today and to provide for the consideration of a disallowance motion.

We do not come easily to this place asking for rearrangement of business. We do it when it is important and we believe it is urgent. We believe that it is the will of the Senate to have this discussion today about the incredibly—and I use that word absolutely—important issues around the FOFA regulations. We know these regulations and this issue have been before the Senate on—