18 June 2013 · 7:46 PM · Division 11
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013
- Official title
- Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Report individial expenditure
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
- 25
- Not recorded voting
- 40
“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.
Senator Rhiannon explained that this amendment "creates an obligation that all senators and members be required to provide a link on their official parliamentary website to their individual expenditure reports on the Finance website".(Read Senator Rhiannon's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate here, after 7:40 pm. )
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 | 11 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 7 |
| 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 · 25
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Stephen ConroyVictoria · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- George BrandisQueensland · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Gary HumphriesACT · 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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