Relationships (Statutory References) Bill

As we are now about to move to the votes on the schedules, which are not debatable, and pursuant to agreement with the whips from the other parties around the Chamber, I seek leave for the Minister’s amendments to schedules 1AA to 12 to be put as one question; for schedules 1AA to 12 as amended to be put as one question; for the Committee to then move to vote on both of Mr Franks’ amendments to schedule 13, on the Minister’s amendments to schedule 13, and then on schedule 13 as amended; for the Minister’s amendments to schedules 13A to 15 to be put as one question, and then schedules 13A to 15 as amended to be put as one question. This will result in eight personal votes on the schedules in the Committee stage.

The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Clem Simich): Leave has been sought for that course to be followed. Is there any objection? There appears to be none.

The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 333 in the name of the Hon David Benson-Pope to schedules 1AA, 6A, 7, 11 and 12, and the following amendments in his name to schedule 7, be agreed to:

to insert in Part 1, after the expression “25(1)(a)(ii), the expression “and (6),”;

to insert in Part 2, after the expression “65(1), the expression “and (2),”; and

to insert in Part 4, the following items:

Section 37A(1)

Insert, before the words “de facto”, the words “civil union or”;

Heading above section 42

Omit the words “de facto”.