Speaker’s Rulings — Government Order of the Day—Motion to Discharge

Members, yesterday the House accorded urgency to the passing through remaining stages of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2020–21, Feasibility Expenditure, and Remedial Matters) Bill. The Hon Michael Woodhouse moved a motion to discharge the order of the day of the committee stage of the bill and to refer it to a select committee. The question was put and a party vote held. The motion was defeated. I should not have put the question. Once the House has agreed to pass a bill under urgency, a motion to discharge the bill and refer it to a select committee is not in order, since it is inconsistent with that decision. I refer members to page 199 of McGee and to page 19,128, Volume 580 of Hansard, where Speaker Kidd made the ruling on this matter. I apologise to the House for my error.