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senate vote 2024-02-26#2

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on 2025-02-28 16:24:34

Title

  • Business Rearrangement
  • Business - Rearrangement - Suspend standing orders

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p>
  • <p>The question before the Senate is that Senator Steele-John's motion to suspend standing orders be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2024-02-26.9.2) introduced by West Australian Senator [Jordan Steele-Jordan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/jordon_steele-john) (Greens), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Waters moving a motion relating to the conduct of business, namely a motion to give precedence to general business notice of motion no. 451.*
  • Standing orders are the usual procedural rules of parliament.