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Votes & Proceedings/Thursday, 7 November 2024
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The House met, at 9 am, pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker (the Honourable M. Dick) took the Chair, made an acknowledgement of country and read Prayers.

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Free TAFE Bill 2024

Mr Giles (Minister for Skills and Training), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act relating to financial assistance to the States, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory in connection with the provision of Free TAFE and vocational education and training places, and for related purposes.

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Mr Giles presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

Mr Giles moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

Debate adjourned (Mr Taylor), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Second Protocol Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Mr Hill (Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Act 1901 , and for related purposes.

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Mr Hill presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

Mr Hill moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

Debate adjourned (Mr Taylor), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Mr Hill (Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs) presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995 , and for related purposes.

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Mr Hill presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

Mr Hill moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

Debate adjourned (Mr Taylor), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024

Mr Jones (Assistant Treasurer), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to provide a framework for preventing and responding to scams, and for related purposes.

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Mr Jones presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

Mr Jones moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

Debate adjourned (Mr Taylor), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Mr Bandt moved, as an amendment—That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House:

(1) notes this bill is still before a Senate inquiry;

(2) further notes the proposed legislation does not address the powerful, unchecked role that the Murdoch media empire plays in spreading misinformation and disinformation in our democracy; and

(3) calls on the government to tackle misinformation and disinformation spread by the Murdoch media”.

Debate ensued.

Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put.

Question—That the bill be now read a second time—put.

Consideration in detail

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.

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Ms Rowland (Minister for Communications) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Ms Rowland, by leave, moved Government amendments (1) to (23) together.

Debate ensued.

Question—That the amendments be agreed to—put.

Question—That the bill, as amended, be agreed to—put.

Consideration in detail concluded.

On the motion of Ms Rowland , by leave, the bill was read a third time.

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Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 —REPORT FROM FEDERATION CHAMBER

The Speaker reported that the Federation Chamber had been unable to complete its consideration of the bill and had returned the bill with an unresolved question ( see item No. 5, Minutes of Proceedings of the Federation Chamber, 6 November 2024 ), and presented a certified copy of the bill together with a schedule of the unresolved question.

Unresolved question—That the amendment be agreed to—

Question—put.

Question—That the bill be now read a second time—put and passed—bill read a second time.

Message from the Governor-General

Message No. 211, 9 October 2024, from Her Excellency the Governor-General was announced recommending an appropriation for the purposes of the bill.

Leave granted for third reading to be moved immediately.

On the motion of Mr Clare (Minister for Education), the bill was read a third time.

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Nuclear Energy—Select Committee—MEMBERSHIP

The House was informed that the Chief Government Whip had nominated Dr Mulino to be a supplementary member of the Select Committee on Nuclear Energy.

Mr Burke (Leader of the House), by leave, moved—That Dr Mulino be appointed a supplementary member of the Select Committee on Nuclear Energy.

Question—put and passed.

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Migration Amendment Bill 2024

Mr Burke (Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Migration Act 1958 , and for related purposes.

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Mr Burke presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

Mr Burke moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

Debate adjourned (Mr Sukkar), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Orders of the day returned to the House

Mr Burke (Leader of the House) declared the Aged Care Bill 2024 and the Aged Care Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 returned to the House for further consideration.

Resumption of each debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

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Aged Care Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Question—put and passed—bill read a second time.

Messages from the Governor-General

Message No. 212, 3 July 2024, from Her Excellency the Governor-General was announced recommending an appropriation for the purposes of the bill.

Message No. 214, 6 November 2024, from Her Excellency the Governor-General was announced recommending an appropriation for the purpose of amendments to be made on motion moved by a Minister to the bill.

Consideration in detail

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.

Ms Sharkie, by leave, moved amendments (1) and (2), on the sheet revised 4 November 2024, together.

Debate ensued.

Amendments negatived.

On the motion of Ms Sharkie, by leave, amendments (3) and (4), on the sheet revised 4 November 2024, were made together, after debate.

Dr Scamps, by leave, moved amendments (1) and (2) together.

Debate ensued.

Amendments negatived.

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Ms Wells (Minister for Aged Care) presented a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

On the motion of Ms Wells, by leave, Government amendments (1) to (65) on sheet TH111 were made together, after debate.

Debate ensued.

Ms Wells moved Government amendment (1) on sheet UD107.

Debate ensued.

Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Consideration in detail concluded.

On the motion of Ms Wells , by leave, the bill was read a third time.

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Aged Care Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time— And on the amendment moved thereto by Ms Ley, viz.— That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

“the House notes the Government must ensure that:

(1) the reporting burden imposed on providers does not outweigh the necessary information being collected; and

(2) all aged care providers are focused on delivering high quality care for our older Australians”—

Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put.

Suspension of standing order 43

Mr Burke (Leader of the House), by leave, moved—That standing order 43 be suspended until the conclusion of proceedings on the bill.

Question—put and passed.

Question—That the bill be now read a second time—put and passed—bill read a second time.

Message from the Governor-General

Message No. 210, 3 July 2024, from Her Excellency the Governor-General was announced recommending an appropriation for the purposes of the bill.

Leave granted for third reading to be moved immediately.

On the motion of Ms Wells (Minister for Aged Care), the bill was read a third time.

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MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS

Members’ statements were made.

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QUESTIONS

Questions without notice being asked—

Member directed to leave

At 2.52 pm the Member for Farrer ( Ms Ley ) was directed, under standing order 94, to leave the Chamber for one hour for interjecting and she accordingly left the Chamber.

Questions without notice continuing—

Member directed to leave

At 3 pm the Member for Moreton ( Mr Perrett ) was directed, under standing order 94, to leave the Chamber for one hour for continuing to interject after a warning had been given by the Chair and he accordingly left the Chamber.

Questions without notice continued.

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Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority —STATEMENT BY SPEAKER—DOCUMENT

The Speaker made a statement relating to the use of information-gathering powers under the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017 where parliamentary privilege may apply and presented the following document:

Memorandum of understanding between the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority.

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DOCUMENTS

The following documents were presented:

*Inspector-General of Water Compliance—Report for 2023-24.

*Repatriation Medical Authority—Report for 2023-24.

Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997 —Quarterly report on movement cap for Sydney airport for the period 1 July to 30 September 2024.

Treaty— Text, together with associated documents —Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Agreement Relating to a Clean Economy (Singapore, 6 June 2024).

*The documents were made Parliamentary Papers.

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DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE— Alliances

The House was informed that Mr Fletcher (Manager of Opposition Business), had proposed that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely, “The importance of Australia’s relationships with our key allies”.

The proposed discussion having received the necessary support—

Mr Fletcher addressed the House.

Discussion ensued.

Discussion concluded.

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ADJOURNMENT

It being 4.30 pm—The question was proposed—That the House do now adjourn.

Debate ensued.

The House continuing to sit until 5 pm—The Speaker adjourned the House until 10 am on Monday, 18 November 2024.

DOCUMENTS

The following documents were deemed to have been presented on 7 November 2024 (An explanatory statement has been presented with each instrument unless otherwise indicated by an asterisk):

Defence Act 1903— Defence Determination, Conditions of service Amendment Determination 2024 (No. 12) [F2024L01404].

Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012— Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Deemed Compliance) Declaration (No. 1) 2024 [F2024L01406].

Sydney Airport Curfew Act 1995— Dispensation report—14/24.

Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984— Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018—Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2024 [F2024L01407].

ATTENDANCE

All Members attended (at some time during the sitting) except Dr Gillespie, Mr Hastie, Mr Khalil, Mr Marles, Ms Mascarenhas, Ms McKenzie and Mr Wood.

Claressa Surtees

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Federation Chamber

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The Federation Chamber met at 9.30 am.

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MEMBERS’ CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS

Members’ constituency statements were made.

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Aged Care Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Suspension of meeting

At 11.41 am, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.

Resumption of meeting

At 12.26 pm, the proceedings were resumed.

Debate continued.

Debate adjourned (Ms Scrymgour), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

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ADJOURNMENT

Ms Scrymgour moved—That the Federation Chamber do now adjourn.

Debate ensued.

Question—put and passed.

At 12.58 pm, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the Federation Chamber until 10.30 am on Monday, 18 November 2024.

Peter Banson

Clerk of the Federation Chamber

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