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representatives vote 2016-02-10#4
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Motions — Prime Minister; Attempted Censure- Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Suspend standing orders
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<p class="speaker">Christopher Pyne</p><p>Just very briefly—I will not detain the House for long—the reason the government is obviously not entertaining the suspension of standing orders is: how can the House consider this matter—</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2016-02-10.99.2) introduced by Leader of the Opposition [Bill Shorten](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/maribyrnong/bill_shorten), which means it was unsuccessful
- ### Motion text
- > *That so much of the [standing orders](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/standing-orders.html) be suspended as would prevent the Member for Maribyrnong from moving the following motion forthwith—*
- > *That the House:*
- > *(1) notes the Minister for Human Services assisted Nimrod Resources during a trip to China in August 2014 by:*
- >> *(a) participating in a signing ceremony to seal a mining deal between Nimrod Resources and a Chinese state-owned company;*
- >> *(b) presenting what have been described as a "medal" from the Prime Minister and a "letter of appointment" to an official of the Chinese state-owned company; and*
- >> *(c) meeting with the Chinese Vice-Minister for Land and Resources accompanied by executives of Nimrod Resources;*
- > *(2) further notes that:*
- >> *(a) before he travelled to China in August 2014, the Minister for Human Services did not advise Australian officials that he was to meet with the Chinese Vice-Minister for Land and Resources accompanied by executives of Nimrod Resources;*
- >> *(b) the Government is refusing to disclose whether Defence security protocols were breached by the Minister while he was in China;*
- >> *(c) the principal of Nimrod Resources, Paul Marks, has donated more than $2 million to the Liberal Party in the past two financial years; and*
- >> *(d) the Minister for Human Services has already admitted to the House that he was travelling in a personal capacity when he assisted Nimrod Resources during his trip to China, and therefore, his actions were a direct breach of Clause 2.20 of the Prime Minister's own Statement of Ministerial Standards; and*
- > *(3) censures the Prime Minister for failing to enforce his own Statement of Ministerial Standards and sack the Minister for Human Services.*
<p>Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Manager of Opposition on a point of order—knowing that the Leader of the Opposition or, in fact, any member is entitled to speak on the motion.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p><p>Not when this Leader of the House is in the parliament, they are not. He gags absolutely everybody else.</p> <p class="speaker">Christopher Pyne</p><p>Mr Speaker, I just thought that the House might like to know why—</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Leader of the House will resume his seat. Before I call the Manager of Opposition Business: he knows well my attitude to frivolous points of order. I call the Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order. He will state the point of order.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p><p>I will move the procedural motion, if this is what we have come to. I move:</p><p class="italic">That the question be put.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Manager of Opposition Business has moved that the question be put.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p><p>The question now is that the motion for the suspension of standing orders be agreed to.</p>
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