House of Assembly: Thursday, October 14, 2021

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Parliamentary Procedure

Standing and Sessional Orders Suspension

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (11:51): I move:

That standing and sessional orders be so far suspended as to enable Private Members Business, Committees and Subordinate Legislation, to have precedence over Government Business until 1pm today.

The SPEAKER: An absolute majority is required. An absolute majority not being present, please ring the bells.

An absolute majority of the whole number of members being present:

The SPEAKER: I accept the motion. The question is that standing orders be so far suspended as to enable Private Members Business to have precedence over Government Business.

The house divided on the motion:

Ayes 22

Noes 24

Majority 2

AYES
Bedford, F.E. Bettison, Z.L. Bignell, L.W.K.
Boyer, B.I. Brock, G.G. Brown, M.E.
Close, S.E. Cook, N.F. Duluk, S.
Gee, J.P. Hildyard, K.A. Hughes, E.J.
Koutsantonis, A. (teller) Malinauskas, P. Michaels, A.
Mullighan, S.C. Odenwalder, L.K. Piccolo, A.
Picton, C.J. Stinson, J.M. Szakacs, J.K.
Wortley, D.
NOES
Basham, D.K.B. Bell, T.S. Chapman, V.A.
Cowdrey, M.J. Ellis, F.J. Gardner, J.A.W.
Harvey, R.M. (teller) Knoll, S.K. Luethen, P.
Marshall, S.S. McBride, N. Murray, S.
Patterson, S.J.R. Pederick, A.S. Pisoni, D.G.
Power, C. Sanderson, R. Speirs, D.J.
Tarzia, V.A. Teague, J.B. Treloar, P.A.
van Holst Pellekaan, D.C. Whetstone, T.J. Wingard, C.L.

Motion thus negatived.