BUSINESS

Mr BURKE (Watson—Minister for the Arts, Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Cyber Security, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Leader of the House) (09:56): I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to proceedings on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 and the National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026: (1) on Wednesday, 12 August when the order of the day relating to the second reading debate on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 is called on, a cognate debate taking place with the National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026; (2) after the discussion of a matter of public importance, when called on, debate on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 and related bill continuing without interruption until the commencement of the adjournment debate at 7.30 pm; (3) at 8 pm, notwithstanding standing order 31, the adjournment debate being interrupted, and debate on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 and related bill having priority until: (a) no further Members rise to speak; or (b) 10 pm; or (c) a later time specified by a Minister prior to 10 pm; at which point, the debate being adjourned and the House immediately adjourning until 9 am on Thursday, 13 August; (4) on Thursday, 13 August or Monday, 17 August, if called on, debate on the second reading continuing but not proceeding beyond the summing up by the mover of the motion for the second reading; (5) on Tuesday, 18 August when the order of the day for the resumption of debate on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 is called on, the questions on any second reading amendment[s] and on the second reading being put immediately; and (6) any variation to this arrangement being made only on a motion moved by a Minister.

For the information of members, this is about doing a couple of things—firstly, making sure we do a late night sitting tonight to try to get through. There are a lot of people who want to speak, and people want these speeches to happen in the House, not the Federation Chamber. That will have a late night tonight through to 10 o'clock, but the resolution also makes sure that, if we were to finish, we would not immediately go to the vote and that the vote on this won't happen until Tuesday of next week.

If we don't finish the speeches tonight, then the government will continue to list the bills with the intention still that we would be listing it for the vote on Tuesday. Question agreed to.