Senate debates

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Bills

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Petroleum Pools and Other Measures) Bill 2016, Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Amendment (Water) Bill 2016; First Reading

5:59 pm

Photo of Nigel ScullionNigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | | Hansard source

These bills are being introduced together. After debate on the second reading has been adjourned I shall move a motion to have the bills listed separately on the Notice Paper. I move:

That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time.

Question agreed to.

Bills read a first time.