Consideration of Legislation

The majority voted against a motion introduced by Port Adelaide MP Mark Butler, which means it failed. The motion was to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - in order to let another vote happen.

Rebel voter

There was one rebel in this vote, with Chisholm MP Julia Banks (Liberal) crossing the floor to vote 'Yes' against the rest of the Liberal Party, which voted 'No.'

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Port Adelaide from moving the following motion immediately:

The House:

(1) notes the Government has failed to observe all due processes to allow Members, businesses and State Governments to properly scrutinise legislation presented to the House today; and

(2) calls on the Government to schedule this bill [Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018] for debate in the first sitting week of 2019.