Rearrangement

Katy Gallagher

I move:

That—

(a) if consideration of the following bills has not concluded by 1.30 pm on Thursday, 16 May 2024, the questions on all remaining stages of the bills be put after the attendance of a minister in relation to the estimates manual:

(i) Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Bill 2023,

(ii) Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2024 and related bills,

(iii) Fair Work Amendment Bill 2024,

(iv) Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024,

(v) Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Modernising Administrative Processes) Bill 2024,

(vi) National Cancer Screening Register Amendment Bill 2024,

(vii) Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Military Invalidity Payments Means Testing) Bill 2024,

(viii) Attorney-General's Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023,

(ix) Public Service Amendment Bill 2023, and

(x) Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for a Collaborative Arrangement) Bill 2024;

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

(c) following consideration of the bills, a message from the House of Representatives concerning the Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Bill 2023 be reported, and the question that the Senate not insist on its amendments be proposed from the chair and be put immediately;

(d) divisions may take place after 4.30 pm for the purposes of the bills and consideration of the message only;

(e) after the consideration of the bills and the message has concluded, general business be considered till not later than 5.30 pm; and

(f) the sitting of the Senate then be suspended till the ringing of the bells (at approximately 8 pm).

I seek leave to move an amendment to the motion, which has been circulated.

Leave granted.

I move:

That—

(a) if consideration of the following bills has not concluded by 1.30 pm on Thursday, 16 May 2024, the questions on all

remaining stages of the bills be put after the attendance of a minister in relation to the estimates manual:

(i) Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Bill 2023,

(ii) Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2024 and related bills,

(iii) Fair Work Amendment Bill 2024,

(iv) Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024,

(v) Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024,

(vi) New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Bill 2024 New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2024,

(vii) Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023,

(viii) Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards and Other Measures) Bill 2023,

(ix) Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Modernising Administrative Processes) Bill 2024,

(x) National Cancer Screening Register Amendment Bill 2024,

(xi) Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Military Invalidity Payments Means Testing) Bill 2024,

(xii) Attorney-General's Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023,

(xiii) Public Service Amendment Bill 2023, and

(xiv) Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for a Collaborative Arrangement) Bill 2024;

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

(c) following consideration of the bills, a message from the House of Representatives concerning the Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Bill 2023 be reported, and the question that the Senate not insist on its amendments be proposed from the chair and be put immediately;

(d) divisions may take place after 4.30 pm for the purposes of the bills and consideration of the message only;

(e) after the consideration of the bills and the message has concluded, general business be considered till not later than

5.30 pm; and

(f) the sitting of the Senate then be suspended till the ringing of the bells (at approximately 8 pm).

Sue Lines

The question is that the amendment as moved by Senator Gallagher to add four bills to the motion be agreed to.

David Pocock

I ask that the question be put separately on each of the four bills in the amendment circulated by Senator Gallagher.

Jonathon Duniam

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines

Leave is granted for one minute.

Jonathon Duniam

Thank you, President. I thought that this brave new world of Labor-Green politics was going to deny me that opportunity too. We previously supported motions to ensure appropriate consideration and scrutiny of these time critical bills by Senate committees. But what we're seeing here, in relation to the addition of these four bills to the motion at the very last moment, with senators being asked to make a decision without having been given notice of it, is some new level of chaos in this place.

Sarah Henderson

It's discourteous.

Jonathon Duniam

I agree with Senator Henderson's interjection. The lack of courtesy being shown to this place is really something that the government ought to reflect on when it comes to seeking to provide the Senate with opportunities to actually do its job and scrutinise this legislation.

I put on record the fact that we are very, very dissatisfied with how the government is conducting itself, not only seeking to ram things through in a time that is unacceptable but giving us such little notice to be able to consider them.

Sue Lines

The question is that (v), the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024, be included in the amendment as moved by Senator Gallagher.