Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill

I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I move, That the Committee report progress.

I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I move that the Committee report progress.

That decision has already been declared and I do not believe that the motion is in order.

I move, That the Speaker be recalled to rule on the Chairperson’s ruling that the motion to report progress was out of order.

The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): The question is that the motion be agreed to. Those of that opinion will say Aye, to the contrary, No. [Interruption] I think the Committee needs to just consider this. I will put the question again.

I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Before I seek leave for the Speaker to be recalled, I would like you to contemplate whether you are fully up to date with the rulings of the House. In the old days, in the days in which both of us have spent probably most of our parliamentary careers, there was not an ability to move the same motion twice. That has been rescinded in a review of the Standing Orders. For example, closure motions can now be moved a number of times. There is no requirement for there to be speeches between those motions. I would ask you to review your ruling now, and if you do not, I will seek leave for the Speaker to be recalled so that we can get a considered ruling on it.

The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): I have been reflecting, and to the best of the knowledge that I have in scanning the megabytes of the information I have, I have made a ruling on the best information that I have with me at the time. I am confident that that is the case. That is why I have ruled in that manner.

I move, That the Speaker be recalled to rule on the Chairperson’s reaffirmation of his refusal to accept a motion to report progress, a motion to report just having been defeated.

I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Could I just clarify whether this is a motion to recall the Speaker or the seeking of leave?

The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): There is a motion that has been moved. The member asked me for a reflection. I have made that ruling, and subsequent to that he has again moved the motion, and I guess that is in relation to the ruling that I have just given.

I just ask that he repeat the motion.

The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): No, he has just moved that the Speaker be recalled. It is as simple as that.

Motion agreed to.

House resumed.

Speaker Recalled