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representatives vote 2021-05-11#3

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on 2022-07-01 11:02:35

Title

  • Committees Employment, Education and Training Committee; Membership
  • Committees - Employment, Education and Training Committee; Membership - Stop MP for Watson from speaking

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That Mr Laming be discharged from the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>You need to seek leave or&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p>
  • <p>This morning we suspended standing orders to be able to deal with committee memberships. That was moved by the Leader of the House this morning.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>Okay, yes, I'll let you proceed on that basis. Has the Manager of Opposition Business finished his motion?</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p>
  • <p>I finished moving the motion, yes.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Peter Dutton</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 Manager of Opposition Business be no longer heard.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-05-11.63.1):
  • > *That the member [Watson MP [Tony Burke](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/watson/tony_burke) (Labor)] be no longer heard.*
  • This is known as a gagging motion and means that Mr Burke won't be able to contribute anymore to this debate.