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14 May 2026 · 11:04 AM · Division 3

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026

Limitation of Debate - Sunset + Retrospective application
Official title
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Sunset + Retrospective application

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
27
No
34
Not recorded voting
15

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

What was decided

The majority voted against Coalition amendments introduced under the name of Queensland Senator Matthew Canavan (LNP), which means they were unsuccessful. The amendments relate to adding a sunset provision for the exceptional circumstances exemption powers and removing retrospective application.

Amendment text

See openaustralia.org.au for the amendment text.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
27
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party023
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens010
National Party30
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party30
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 27

No · 34

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