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2 Dec 2013 · 9:46 PM · Division 4

Regulations

Amendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Regulations - Migration Amendment (Temporary Protection Visas) Regulation 2013 - Disallow

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
26
Not recorded voting
13

“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 in favour of a motion to disallow the Migration Amendment (Temporary Protection Visas) Regulation 2013, which means this Regulation will no longer have legal force.

Among other things, this Regulation reintroduced temporary protection visas. Read more in its explanatory memorandum.

Motion text

That the Migration Amendment (Temporary Protection Visas) Regulation 2013, as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2013 No. 234 and made under the Migration Act 1958, be disallowed.

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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
36
No
26
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party240
Liberal Party022
Australian Greens90
National Party02
Senate President20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 36

No · 26

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