Urgency

I move, That urgency be accorded the introduction and passing of the Climate Change Response (Removal of Transitional Measure) Amendment Bill, and the introduction and passing of the Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill. These are two bills that arise out of Budget decisions announced in the Budget statement read by the Minister of Finance earlier today. They deserve the urgent attention of the House because they have lead-in times that mean that those who are most affected will have plenty of warning about the provisions they are going to need to make, whether that is providing for some costs that might arise out of the one-for-two decision or budgeting to facilitate a higher price for their tobacco products in their weekly budget. We hope that over this time it may, in fact, send a signal to many of those smokers that cessation would be a good idea, so giving as long a period as possible before the next 10 percent increase is a good idea, we think. Those are bills that the Government considers deserve the urgent attention of the House, as I have moved.

I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I note that during the taking of that vote—so before the vote was completed and declared—the Parliament Today site was actually tweeting that urgency had already been granted for the passage of those particular pieces of legislation. I know this issue about the use of social media has been raised beforehand, but it seems to me to be quite inappropriate for a website with some association with Parliament to be tweeting in advance about the outcome of a vote. I wonder whether your office could look into what happened and perhaps give some advice to the House in due course.

I accept the point that the member has made. It is a very valid point, and will look into the matter as I soon as I leave the Chair.