Debate over the steel industry is still hanging around in the NSW Parliament – despite a move by Labor MPs to end talks with a vote and a looming deadline that will see draft legislation lapse.
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Labor’s Securing NSW Steel Industry Bill 2017 was back before the state’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday, when the interrupted debate from September 14 resumed.
Shellharbour MP Anna Watson used five of her allocated 10 minutes to speak, before Yasmin Catley, the Labor Member for Swansea, asked the bill “now be put”.
“It has been debated now for a number of days [and] both sides of the house have had a large number of speakers,” Ms Catley said.
A division was called, the motion lost and debate allowed to continue.
Liberal MP for Terrigal Adam Crouch spoke for 10 minutes, before seeking an extension of time. An additional five minutes was granted after another vote.
The discussion was adjourned when the allocated time for debate ran out.
Labor’s Illawarra spokesman Ryan Park slammed the government for using “tricky parliamentary tactics to refuse a vote”.
The bill lapses on October 5. The Parliament’s next sitting day is on October 10, meaning the bill will have to be reintroduced to the Legislative Assembly.
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Andrew Pearson
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
