Division Description Changes — Business — Rearrangement — 17th Jun 2020

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on 2020-08-14 09:46:56

Title

  • Business — Rearrangement
  • Business - Rearrangement - Stop MP Wilkie from speaking

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>Is the motion seconded?</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Andrew Wilkie</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-06-17.120.1) to stop Independent MP [Andrew Wilkie](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/clark/andrew_wilkie) (Clark) from speaking any further in this debate. Motions like these are known as *gagging motions*.
  • <p>I second the motion by the member for Melbourne and would add it's undeniable that some employers are&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Christian Porter</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Member be no longer heard.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the member for Clark be no further heard.</p>