Urgency

I move, That urgency be accorded the first reading and referral to select committee of the Arms (Licence Holders’ Applications for New Licences) Amendment Bill.

This is a technical urgency. The bill was introduced last Thursday, 3 November, and it was also circulated to other parties last week. Had last Thursday been a House sitting day, the bill would be available for first reading today. Unfortunately, the House was not sitting last week and hence urgency is required in order to provide for a first reading today. We want to do the first reading today in order to allow for a very short select committee and for this bill to be passed before the end of the year, to give certainty to firearms licence holders.

The question is that the motion be agreed to.

Motion agreed to.