Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That on Wednesday, 26 March 2025:

(a) the hours of meeting be 9 am till adjournment;

(b) at 5 pm, the questions on all remaining stages of the following bills be put immediately:

(i) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025,

(ii) Supply Bill (No. 1) 2025-26 Supply Bill (No. 2) 2025-26 Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill 2025-26

(iii) Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia's Transport Sector) Bill 2024,

(iv) AusCheck Amendment (Global Entry Program) Bill 2025, and

(v) Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Machinery of Government Change) Bill 2025;

(c) divisions may take place after 6.30 pm;

(d) paragraph (b) operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142;

(e) the routine of business from the conclusion of consideration of the bills listed in paragraph (b), or at 6 pm, whichever is the later, be:

(i) valedictory statements, and

(ii) Budget statement and documents—party leaders and independent senators to make responses to the statement and documents for not more than 15 minutes each; and

(f) the Senate adjourn without debate on the motion of a minister.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move that the motion be amended in the terms circulated in the chamber, to read as follows:

That on Wednesday, 26 March 2025:

(a) the hours of meeting be 9 am till adjournment;

(aa) the routine of business after the placing of business be:

(i) general business notices of motion nos 807, 811, 812 and 817, proposing the introduction of bills, and

(ii) consideration of the following bills:

A. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025,

B. Supply Bill (No. 1) 2025-26

Supply Bill (No. 2) 2025-26

Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill 2025-26,

C. Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia's Transport Sector) Bill 2024,

D. AusCheck Amendment (Global Entry Program) Bill 2025, and

E. Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Machinery of Government Change) Bill 2025;

(ab) the business before the Senate be interrupted at 6 pm to allow senators to make valedictory statements;

(b) at 10 pm the questions on all remaining stages of the bills listed in paragraph (aa) (ii) be put immediately;

(c) divisions may take place after 6.30 pm;

(d) paragraph (b) operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142; and

(e) the Senate adjourn without debate on the motion of a minister.

And I move:

That the question be now put.

Question agreed to.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question now is that the amendment as moved by Senator Wong be agreed to.

Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have an amendment to the motion. I hope that that has been circulated. I'm just clarifying.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Hanson-Young, the Senate has just decided that the question will be put, so I'm going to put the question and then—

Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Could I clarify whether my amendment has been circulated.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I don't believe it has, Senator Hanson-Young. The question is that the amendment as moved by Senator Wong be agreed to.

Question agreed to.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I wish to amend—I don't know if I need leave. No? I move to amend the motion as follows:

After paragraph (aa)(i) insert "consideration of proposals under standing order 75".

David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Given that we are governing by guillotine and on the fly here, could we maybe get an explanation from Senator Duniam as to what that does?

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Well, we're not in committee stage, and I believe that the amendment has been circulated. You need to seek leave, Senator Duniam.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave.

Leave granted.

To explain to the Senate what this is, it is basically enabling the debate of both the urgency and MPI matters that were circulated for debate today.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that the amendment as moved by Senator Duniam be agreed to.

Question agreed to.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the question be now put.

The:

Senator Hanson-Young, as you know, the government jumped and they take precedence. Also, Senator Wong jumped first. The question is that the question be put on the amended motion.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator McKim, I'm in a vote! I'm going to put the question again. Please resume your seat. The question is that the question be put on the amended motion.

Question agreed to.

The question now is that the motion, as amended by Senator Duniam, be agreed to.

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Just for clarity, are you putting the amended motion?

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In that case, could I please ask that the question be put separately in relation to part (aa)(ii)(A), on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator McKim has asked for the motion to be split. We will deal with the split part first. The question is that paragraph (aa)(ii)(A), relating to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025, be agreed to.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

PRESIDENT (): The question is that the remainder of the amendment, as moved by Senator Wong, be agreed to.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That at the end of paragraph (aa)(ii) of the motion agreed to earlier the following bills be added: Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024, Fee-Free TAFE Bill 2024, National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership) Bill 2024 and, contingent upon introduction into the Senate, Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Bill 2025.

I move:

That the question be now put.

Question agreed to.

Original question agreed to.