Division Description Changes — Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Reference — 12th Sep 2023

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Title

  • Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Reference
  • Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Reference - For an inquiry into adding a sunset clause on Native Title

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>We're now moving to the first of the deferred votes. I remind senators that, yesterday evening, two votes relating to motions to refer matters to committees were deferred. I understand it suits the convenience of the Senate to hold those votes now, and it's my intention to deal with the first motion, moved by Senator Hanson, concerning a proposed reference to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee.</p>
  • The majority voted against part (a) of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-09-11.151.1) introduced by Queensland Senator [Pauline Hanson](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/pauline_hanson) (One Nation), which means it failed.
  • There were two rebellions in this division, with South Australian Senator [Alex Antic](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/alex_antic) (Liberal) and Queensland Senator [Gerard Rennick](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/gerard_rennick) (Liberal) voting "Yes" against the rest of their party.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 June 2024:*
  • >
  • > *(a) the establishment of a sunset date in relation to submission of claims of native title, after which no further claims of native title can be made; and [...]*
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>Could I ask that paragraphs (a) and (b) be put separately?</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>Yes. The question is that part (a) of the motion moved by Senator Hanson be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>