MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT ( Senator O'Neill ) (17:23): Senator Dean Smith has submitted a proposal, under standing order 75, today, which is shown at item 13 of today's Order of Business: Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion: "Labor's plans to tax discretionary trusts leave charities, not-for-profits and sporting communities under a cloud of uncertainty, and risks Australian charities and not-for-profits being unable to respond effectively to Labor's cost of living crisis." Is consideration of the proposal supported?

More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places— The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT: With the concurrence of the Senate, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements made by the whips.