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representatives vote 2018-06-21#3
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mackay staff
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2018-06-29 12:06:35
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Title
Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018; Consideration of Senate Message- Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question
Description
<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>I understand it's the wish of the House to consider the amendments together.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Morrison</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-06-21.3.2) to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to 'put the question' and so stop discussing the matter.
<p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the amendments be disagreed to.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The question before the House is that the amendments be disagreed to. The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p><p>Mr Speaker, you just said it was the wish of the House to consider the matters together. I've got no idea when the House decided that. I don't know where you got that from. We haven't been consulted on that. If that's the view of the House, in your view, I don't know how you've arrived at that, unless it's only come from the government.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Treasurer, on the point of order.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Morrison</p><p>Mr Speaker, on the point of order: the motion is before the House as you've just stated it, and I move:</p><p class="italic">That the motion be put.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Manager of Opposition Business has raised a point of order. I just have to point out, rather bluntly, that, as he well knows, this is the usual procedure that occurs. I've stated the question, which is that that the amendments be disagreed to. That's the question that I've stated.</p><p class="italic">Mr Burke interjecting—</p><p>The Treasurer moved it and then I stated the question. The Manager of Opposition Business.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p><p>Mr Speaker, you stated that it was the wish of the House that the amendments be considered together. I immediately took a point of order, asking where that came from.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>No, that's actually not what happened. I ask the Manager of Opposition Business to resume his seat. I'm happy to stand corrected, but I was following that very carefully. I did say, 'I understand it's the wish of the House to consider the amendments together.' I then heard from the Treasurer, who moved that the amendments be disagreed to. I then said, 'The question before the House is that the amendments be disagreed to' and then heard your point of order. So the question before the House is that the amendments be disagreed to. I can't help that. That is the question that's before the House. The Manager of Opposition Business.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p><p>Mr Speaker, how have you determined it's the will of the House to consider the amendments together?</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>Because that is the usual procedure.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p><p>Mr Speaker, on a point of order: ordinarily, if the will of the House is being determined, there is some level of consultation with the opposition. A series of events are happening this morning that are different to how procedure is ordinarily run, and I do ask how on earth the will of the House can be determined without any reference to the opposition.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>I'll hear from the Treasurer.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Morrison</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the motion be put.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>No, I'm not going to accept that motion. The difficulty we find ourselves in is that an objection needs to be raised at the time. I called the Treasurer immediately and stated the question. I accept the Manager of Opposition Business then raised an objection, but it needed to be raised immediately.</p><p class="italic">Ms Catherine King interjecting—</p><p>I don't need the member for Ballarat interjecting into my left ear. She's not helping me and I suspect she's not helping the Manager of Opposition Business either. The question before the House is that the amendments be disagreed to. I can't roll back from that point. That is the question that's before the House.</p><p class="italic">Mr Burke interjecting—</p><p>I don't feel that I can. I've stated the question. So the question before the House is that the amendments be disagreed to. This is obviously open for debate. The member for McMahon.</p> <p class="speaker">Chris Bowen</p><p>Mr Speaker, the question before the House is whether we should submit to this blackmail by the government. The question before the House is—</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The member for McMahon will resume his seat. The Treasurer.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Morrison</p><p>The mic's off, muppet. No-one's listening to you. They're not listening to you.</p><p class="italic">Mr Bowen interjecting—</p><p>The mic's off, you muppet. Sit down.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The Treasurer will resume his seat. The member for McMahon has the call.</p> <p class="speaker">Chris Bowen</p><p>The question before the House is whether this government should get its way.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Morrison</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the motion be put.</p> <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The question is that the motion be put.</p>
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