AskTribune · ArchiveOpen AskTribune →

← Notes archive

SenateWednesday 4 March 2026

Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025

Senator McALLISTER (New South Wales—Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) (11:02): I move: That the question be now put. Senator McKim: On a point of order, I would like to make a contribution on the third reading, and I would ask for the minister's indulgence to withdraw— The PRESIDENT: As you are aware, it is the minister's prerogative to move that the question be put.

You can vote either way, but the motion has been moved. The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator Hodgins-May ): The question is that the question be put on the third reading.

SourceSenate, Wednesday 4 March 2026 — official recordTA-260304-senate-b18718e93356:s019