Federal Policy Committee
Constitutional amendment
Motion defeated
Submitted by: Basingstoke and Deane
Mover: Michael Berwick-Gooding
Summation: To be announced
In Article 10.2, delete: ‘six’ and insert: ‘five’ at the start of sub-clause b.
In Article 10.2, delete: ‘two’ and insert: ‘three’ at the start of sub-clause e.
Applicability: Federal.
Mover: 5 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate, see pages 8–11 of the agenda.
The deadline for amendments to this motion is 13.00 Monday 10 March; see pages 13-14. Those selected for debate will be printed in Conference Extra and Saturday’s Conference Daily. The deadline for requests for separate votes is 09.00 Thursday 20 March; see page 9 of the agenda.
Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority to pass. The existing text of the Federal Constitution may be found here (see especially pages 24-25).