18 June 2013 · 7:34 PM · Division 10
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013
- Official title
- Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Freedom of information for administrative matters
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
- 11
- No
- 29
- Not recorded voting
- 36
“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 an amendment introduced by Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon, which means that it was unsuccessful.
This amendment limits Freedom of Information ('FOI') applications to documents of an administrative matter only, which is a much reduced form of FOI.(Read Senator Rhiannon's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate here, after 7:30 pm. ) It was introduced after Senator Rhiannon's previous amendment was rejected.(See the division on the previous amendment here. )
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced to amend the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 to restore the exclusion for the parliamentary departments and office holders from the application of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.(Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum, here. ) This affects three parliamentary departments: the Department of the Senate, the Department of the House of Representatives and the Department of Parliamentary Services.(More information about the background to the bill can be found in its bills digest.)
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing access under Freedom of Information lawSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 12 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 10 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Senate President | 0 | 2 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 11
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Scott LudlamWA · Greens
- Christine MilneTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Penny WrightSA · Greens
- John MadiganVictoria · Labor
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
No · 29
- Mark BishopWA · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Stephen ConroyVictoria · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- George BrandisQueensland · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Sean EdwardsSA · Liberal
- Bill HeffernanNSW · Liberal
- Gary HumphriesACT · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- Marise PayneNSW · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Bridget McKenzieVictoria · Nationals
- Fiona NashNSW · Nationals
- John WilliamsNSW · Nationals
- John HoggQueensland · Senate President
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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