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TAXATION—MINERALS RESOURCE RENT TAX—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—NON-COMPLIANCE—PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS

Leave refused: Senator Cormann sought leave to move a motion relating to the Government's failure to comply with the order of the Senate for the production of documents.

An objection was raised and leave was not granted.

Senator Cormann, at the request of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Abetz) and pursuant to contingent notice, moved—That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Abetz moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to give precedence to a motion relating to the Government's failure to comply with the order of the Senate for the production of documents concerning the Minerals Resource Rent Tax.

Debate ensued.

The Senate divided—

AYES, 31

Senators—

Abetz

Back

Bernardi

Birmingham

Boswell

Boyce

Bushby

Cash

Colbeck

Cormann

Edwards

Fawcett

Fierravanti-Wells

Fifield

Fisher

Heffernan

Humphries

Johnston

Kroger

Macdonald

Madigan

Mason

McKenzie

Parry

Payne

Ronaldson

Ryan

Scullion

Sinodinos

Williams (Teller)

Xenophon


NOES, 35

Senators—

Arbib

Bilyk

Bishop

Brown, Bob

Brown, Carol

Cameron

Carr

Conroy

Crossin

Di Natale

Farrell

Faulkner

Feeney

Furner

Gallacher

Hanson-Young

Hogg

Ludlam

Ludwig

Marshall

McEwen (Teller)

McLucas

Milne

Moore

Polley

Pratt

Rhiannon

Sherry

Siewert

Singh

Stephens

Sterle

Urquhart

Waters

Wright

Question negatived.