Derryn Hinch (Victoria, Derryn Hinch's Justice Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the chamber that Senator Brown will also be sponsoring this motion and I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1022 standing in my name and the names of Senators Brown, Faruqi and Storer by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) and replacing them with new paragraphs (a) and (b) and adding paragraph (c).

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

(a) recognises that the Senate passed the Animal Export Legislation Amendment (Ending Long-haul Live Sheep Exports) Bill 2018 on 10 September 2018, ayes 31; noes 28;

(b) notes that following its passage through the Senate, efforts to bring the same Bill on for debate in 'the other place' failed, ayes 70; noes 72; and

(c) calls on the Government to:

  (i) allow government MPs in the 'the other place', including those in the Ministry, to support the procedural motions to bring the Animal Export Legislation Amendment (Ending Long-haul Live Sheep Exports) Bill 2018 on for debate; and

  (ii) give their MPs, including those in the Ministry, a conscience vote on this important issue.

I seek leave to make a short statement.