Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I have it here if it needs to be circulated, and I had mentioned this to the government previously. I specifically spoke to Senator Fifield about this.

My amendment is very straightforward. It simply leaves out '6.25 pm' and substitutes '8.30 pm' in paragraph (c). It allows for debate on the disallowance motion to continue to 8.30 pm. We understand that this disallowance motion needs to be dealt with tonight. We do not want to delay it unreasonably, but there are a number of people that would like to speak to this disallowance motion, and, if this disallowance comes on at about six o'clock, we need some time to debate it.

Leave granted.

I move:

omit "6.25pm" in paragraph (c) and substitute "8.30pm"

It is just to allow time for some more speakers if this does not come on before six o'clock tonight.