Senate debates
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Business
Consideration of Legislation
4:18 pm
David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move:
That—
(a) the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 be divided into two bills and amended, in accordance with the amendments on sheet 3248, to create two bills as follows:
(i) Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024—containing Schedules 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 to 11, and
(ii) Electoral Legislation Amendment (Caps and Funding) Bill 2025—containing Schedules 3, 4 and 7;
(b) the bills be printed; and
(c) the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Caps and Funding) Bill 2025 be referred to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 May 2025.
Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The question is that general business notice of motion 778 standing in the name of Senator David Pocock be agreed to.