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28 Mar 2006 · 10:47 PM · Division 7

Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006 — In Committee

Sunset clause and review
Official title
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006 — In Committee - Sunset clause and review

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
30
No
33
Not recorded voting
12

“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 amendments introduced by Labor Senator Joe Ludwig, which means that it was rejected. The amendments related to the inclusion of a sunset clause and a provision for an independent review to take place "within 12 months of the third anniversary of the commencement" of this bill.(Read Senator Ludwig's full explanation of his amendments and the associated debate here, after 10:27 pm. )

Background to the bill

The bill was introduced to implement some of the recommendations of the Review of the Regulation of Access to Communications (known as the Blunn Report) in order to, among other things, create a warrant regime to allow access to stored communications held by a telecommunications carrier and enable the interception of communications of a person known to communicate with the person of interest.(Read more about the bill in its bills digest.)

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
30
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party026
Australian Labor Party220
Australian Democrats40
National Party04
Australian Greens30
Senate President11
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 30

No · 33

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