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Draft Federation Chamber Minutes

No. 124

Tuesday, 4 June 2024

- 4:00:56 PM

(Order of business for this sitting—see item No. 24, Votes and Proceedings, 28 May 2024.)

 1The Federation Chamber met at 4 pm.


- 4:01:00 PM

 2MEMBERS’ CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS

Members’ constituency statements being made—


Ms Le 4:01:03 PM. Ms M. M. H. King 4:03:41 PM. Mr Boyce 4:06:32 PM. Mr Neumann 4:09:37 PM. Mr Hogan 4:12:39 PM.
- 4:13:46 PM

Suspension of meeting

At 4.14 pm, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.


- 4:25:47 PM

Resumption of meeting

At 4.26 pm, the proceedings were resumed.


- 4:25:51 PM

Members’ statements continuing—


Mr Hogan (in continuation),  4:25:57 PM. Mr Laxale 4:27:27 PM. Mr Tehan 4:30:13 PM.
- 4:30:50 PM

Document

Mr Tehan, by leave, presented the following document:

Port Fairy Offshore Wind Farm(Receipt of document as a petition subject to approval by the Standing Committee on Petitions).


- 4:31:00 PM

Members’ statements continuing—


Ms O’Neil 4:34:02 PM. Mr Howarth 4:01:00 PM.
- 4:39:45 PM

Suspension of meeting

At 4.40 pm, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.


- 4:47:34 PM

Resumption of meeting

At 4.47 pm, the proceedings were resumed.


- 4:47:24 PM

Members’ statements continued.


Mr Howarth (in continuation),  4:47:24 PM. Ms McBain 4:47:55 PM.
- 4:50:56 PM

 3Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025

The order of the day having been read for the consideration in detail of the bill—


- 4:51:04 PM

Consideration in detail


- 4:51:06 PM

Schedule—

The proposed expenditures were considered— 


- 4:53:38 PM

Employment and Workplace Relations, $5,176,374,000


Mr O’Connor 4:53:49 PM. Ms Ley 4:58:58 PM.
- 4:59:15 PM

Suspension of meeting

At 4.59 pm, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.


- 5:05:38 PM

Resumption of meeting

At 5.05 pm, the proceedings were resumed.


- 5:05:41 PM

Debate continuing—


Ms Ley (in continuation),  5:05:44 PM. Dr Garland 5:10:20 PM.
- 5:15:41 PM

Suspension of meeting

At 5.15 pm, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.


- 5:24:03 PM

Resumption of meeting

At 5.24 pm, the proceedings were resumed.


- 5:24:03 PM

Debate continued.


- 5:24:03 PM

Expenditure agreed to.


- 5:24:42 PM

Expenditure agreed to.


- 5:25:19 PM

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, $5,783,392,000


Ms McBain 5:25:32 PM. Mr Chester 5:30:30 PM. Mr Laxale 5:35:33 PM.
- 5:37:09 PM

Suspension of meeting

At 5.37 pm, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.


- 5:45:14 PM

Resumption of meeting

At 5.45 pm, the proceedings were resumed.


- 5:45:20 PM

Debate continuing—


Mr Laxale (in continuation),  5:45:23 PM. Mr Fletcher 5:49:07 PM.
- 5:53:00 PM

Suspension of meeting

At 5.52 pm, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.


- 6:02:00 PM

Resumption of meeting

At 6.01 pm, the proceedings were resumed.


- 6:01:59 PM

Debate continued.


Mr Fletcher (in continuation),  6:02:02 PM. Ms Stanley 6:03:24 PM. Mr Coleman 6:08:16 PM.
- 6:09:00 PM

Suspension of meeting

At 6.08 pm, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.


- 6:28:29 PM

Resumption of meeting

At 6.28 pm, the proceedings were resumed.


- 6:28:58 PM

Expenditure agreed to.


- 6:28:58 PM

Expenditure agreed to.


- 6:29:20 PM

Prime Minister and Cabinet, $3,070,423,000


Ms Burney 6:29:32 PM. Ms Ley 6:33:45 PM. Ms Scrymgour 6:38:48 PM. Ms Ware 6:44:02 PM.
- 6:49:23 PM

Expenditure agreed to.


- 6:49:35 PM

Education, $2,811,335,000


Mr Fletcher 6:55:02 PM. Ms Sitou 7:00:11 PM. Ms Bell 7:05:11 PM. Ms Byrnes 7:10:09 PM. Mr Chester 7:15:08 PM. Mr Burnell 7:20:13 PM. Ms Le 7:25:21 PM. Mr Clare 7:29:27 PM.
- 7:36:50 PM

Expenditure agreed to.


- 7:37:00 PM

Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.


- 7:37:03 PM

 4ADJOURNMENT

On the motion of Mr Burnell, the Federation Chamber adjourned at 7.37 pm, until 9.30 am tomorrow.