13 Oct 2026 · 4:50 PM · Division 10
Cybersafety Legislation
- Official title
- Documents — Cybersafety Legislation; Order for the Production of Documents
Ayes 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
- 36
- No
- 22
- Not recorded voting
- 18
“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
Fatima Payman
I move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that the Minister representing the Minister for Communications has failed to comply with order for the production of documents no. 711, agreed to on 15 September 2026, relating to the Age Assurance Technology Trial; and
(b) requires the Minister representing the Minister for Communications to attend the Senate on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, at the conclusion of private senators' time, to provide an explanation, of no more than 5 minutes, of the failure to comply with the order, and that:
(i) any senator may move to take note of the explanation, and
(ii) any such motion may be debated for no longer than 20 minutes and shall have precedence over all other business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.
Sue Lines
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 770, standing in the name of Senator Payman, 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.
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 21 |
| Liberal Party | 13 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 3 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 2 | 0 |
| National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 36
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Vanessa BleyerTasmania · Greens
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Steph Hodgins-MayVictoria · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Lidia ThorpeVictoria · Independent
- Jacqui LambieTasmania · Jacqui Lambie Network
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Leah BlythSA · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jessica CollinsNSW · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Maria KovacicNSW · Liberal
- Kerrynne LiddleSA · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Dave SharmaNSW · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
No · 22
- Michelle Ananda-RajahVictoria · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Lisa DarmaninVictoria · Labor
- Josh DolegaTasmania · Labor
- Richard DowlingTasmania · Labor
- Varun GhoshWA · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Tammy TyrrellTasmania · Labor
- Charlotte WalkerSA · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Ellie WhiteakerWA · Labor
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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