Mohamad Ali said the motion on it moved by Senator Datuk Seri Zurainah Musa would be debated in accordance with Standing Order 17 as it met three conditions, namely that it is of a specific nature, is of public interest and needs to be expedited.
"I allow the proposing side to debate for 30mins and after that the government will answer for 30mins, subject to the requests and statements from the Honorable Members who may participate in the debate according to the time given this afternoon," he said after the question-and- answer session in the Upper House on Thursday.
Earlier, Zurainah when tabling the motion said that it was brought up following the decision of the Court of Appeal on Aug 5 which had ruled on the issue of children born abroad to Malaysian mothers not being automatically granted Malaysian citizenship, unlike for men. She said the decision of the Court of Appeal had placed the responsibility on Parliament to amend the Constitution for the sake of justice for the affected families, but Parliament depended on the relevant ministry to bring about the amendment.- Bernama
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