James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move government business motion No. 2:

That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing them to be considered during this period of sittings:

Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017

Defence Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017

Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017

Imported Food Control Amendment Bill 2017

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2017

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017

Statute Update (Smaller Government) Bill 2017

Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017.

Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Siewert?

Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Could I indicate that the Greens would like to vote differently on some of the bills. Can the question be put separately, in two sections? We would like to vote on the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017, the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2017 and the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 separately from the rest. We want to split the motion.

Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is there any objection to those three bills being put to the vote separately? There is no objection. The question is that the motion that the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017, the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2017 and the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 be exempted from the cut-off be agreed to.

Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is now that the motion that the Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017, the Defence Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017, the Imported Food Control Amendment Bill 2017, the Statute Update (Smaller Government) Bill 2017 and the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017 be exempted from the cut-off be agreed to.

Question agreed to.