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14 May 2026 · 11:42 AM · Division 7

Directions to Committees

Official title
Committees — Directions to Committees

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
7
No
35
Not recorded voting
34

“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

David Pocock

I move:

That—

(a) for the duration of this Parliament, any question directed to a witness appearing before any legislative and general purpose standing committee and any current or future select committee concerning the provision of sponsored passes for Parliament House be taken to be relevant to the matter before the committee; and

(b) consistent with the procedure to be observed by Senate committees for the protection of witnesses, nothing in paragraph (a) affects the entitlement of a witness to request that evidence be given in private session, or to object to answering any question.

Sue Lines

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 451, standing in the name of Senator David Pocock, 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
7
No
35
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party021
Australian Greens010
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Liberal Party03
Independent20
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 7

No · 35

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