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

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 34 standing in my name for today relating to photography in the Senate chamber.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the order of the Senate of 21 March 2002 restricting photography in the Senate chamber ceases to have effect on and from 28 November 2016.

Question agreed to.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Just for clarity, what the motion has in effect done is that the order of continuing effect in the standing orders, No. 26, will be repealed and take effect from 28 November this year. By way of the media rules governing the media rules in the entire parliament, which the Speaker and I have joint responsibility for, rule No. 5.7 will be amended. In fact, it will be deleted because that also reflects what is in the Senate standing orders of continuing effect, which will then put the Senate in complete alignment with the House of Representatives for media rules. I want to make sure that is the effect of the motion, because your particular motion was not specific. Unless I hear anything to the contrary, that is the effect that will take place on 28 November.