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31 Mar 2026 · 4:34 PM · Division 9

Procedure Committee

Reference
Official title
Committees — Procedure Committee; Reference

Noes in the majority

This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.

Aye
5
No
44
Not recorded voting
27

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

No plain-English summary has been written for this division yet. The official title above is the most reliable description of the question.

Text recorded with this division

Malcolm Roberts

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Procedure Committee for inquiry and report by 12 May 2026:

The appropriateness of amending standing order 35 to reduce witness filibustering and deflection in committee hearings, with particular reference to:

(a) the appropriateness of adding the following provisions to standing order 35:

"(4) A questioning senator may at any time interrupt a witness and take back the call from the witness for the purpose of either pressing for an answer or to ask another question.

(5) The witness must cease speaking whenever a senator reclaims the call.

(6) Any interjections after a senator reclaims the call are to be ruled disorderly by the chair.

(7) Witnesses are entitled to write to the committee furnishing any relevant additional information that was unable to be presented because of a senator reclaiming the call."; and

(b) any other related matters.

Sue Lines

The question is that business of the Senate notice of motion No. 2, standing in the name of Senator Roberts, be agreed to.

This is the question as put in the chamber, with the name of the member who spoke before the vote. It isn't a summary of the bill or motion.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
5
No
44
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party023
Australian Greens010
Liberal Party09
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Independent01
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 5

No · 44

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