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Draft House Minutes

No. 118

Wednesday, 15 May 2024

- 9:00:17 AM

 1The House met, at 9 am, pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker (the Honourable M. Dick) took the Chair, made an acknowledgement of country and read Prayers.


- 9:01:45 AM

 2BILLS DECLARED REFERRED TO FEDERATION CHAMBER

Ms J Ryan (Chief Government Whip) declared the following bills referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration at the adjournment of the debate on the motion for the second reading of each bill:

Digital ID Bill 2024; and 

Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023.


- 9:03:28 AM

 3POSTPONEMENT OF BUSINESS

Ordered—That business intervening before order of the day No. 11, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day.


- 9:03:35 AM

 4DOCUMENT

Ms Rowland (Minister for Communications) presented the following document:

Australian Postal Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024—Replacement explanatory memorandum.


- 9:03:40 AM

 5MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

Message No. 278, 14 May 2024, from the Senate was reported informing the House that Senator Hodgins-May had been appointed a participating member of the Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme.


- 9:03:53 AM

 6 Digital ID Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the second reading—


- 9:04:11 AM

Document

Mr Jones (Assistant Treasurer) presented a revised explanatory memorandum to the bill.


- 9:04:12 AM

Mr Jones moved—That the bill be now read a second time.


Mr Jones,  9:04:18 AM.
- 9:20:50 AM

Debate ensued.


Mr Fletcher,  9:20:57 AM.
- 9:45:01 AM

Debate adjourned (Ms Rowland—Minister for Communications), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.


- 9:45:22 AM

 7 Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

The order of the day having been read for the second reading—


- 9:45:34 AM

Document

Mr Jones (Assistant Treasurer) presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.


- 9:45:36 AM

Mr Jones moved—That the bill be now read a second time.


- 9:51:42 AM

Debate ensued.


Mr Fletcher,  9:51:45 AM.
- 9:52:24 AM

Debate adjourned (Ms Rowland—Minister for Communications), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.


- 9:52:38 AM

 8 Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.


Mr Howarth,  9:52:54 AM. Mr Gorman,  9:57:37 AM.
- 9:58:24 AM

Question—put and passed—bill read a second time.