Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Can I explain why we just voted no to that procedural vote? That is, under the rules in the Labor Party conscience votes cannot be guillotined or cut short. We allow everybody to have their say, and that is how the conscience vote system operates. It shouldn't be a reflection on my individual view that we should deal with this vote today, but it is representative of the rules in the collective decision-making that we have taken under our party processes.