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  • Motions Assistant Treasurer
  • Motions - Assistant Treasurer - Don't let a vote happen

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question now is that the motion moved by the member for Blaxland be disagreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-09-02.17.2) introduced by Blaxland MP [Jason Clare](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/blaxland/jason_clare) (Labor), which means it failed. The motion was to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - so that another vote could take place. Since it failed, that second vote won't happen.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Blaxland from moving the following motion immediately—*
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  • > *That the House:*
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  • > *(1) notes:*
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  • >> *(a) extensive television and newspaper reporting of the Assistant Treasurer's involvement in wide-scale branch-stacking;*
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  • >> *(b) the Assistant Treasurer has so far refused to explain himself in the House, and instead moved to gag debate; and*
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  • >> *(c) the Prime Minister has not condemned the Assistant Treasurer's actions, despite clear breaches of the ministerial standards;*
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  • > *(2) invites the Assistant Treasurer to attend this House within the next 60 minutes and make a statement of no longer than 60 minutes length; and*
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  • > *(3) further notes, if 60 minutes is not enough, the minister may request a further 60 minutes for his statement.*