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9 Nov 2015 · 1:48 PM · Division 1

Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill

Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Official title
Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea

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
37
No
10
Not recorded voting
29

“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 to agree with the bills' main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a second time.

The Senate can now discuss the bills in more detail.

What is the bills' main idea?

Together, the purpose of these bills is to implement the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement into Australian law. This Agreement does not remove all tariffs, subsidies, quotas etc between Australia and China (so it's not really free trade), but it does create more favourable trading conditions between the two countries.

Read more about the Agreement and the bills in the bills digest.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
37
No
10
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party160
Australian Labor Party140
Australian Greens09
Liberal National Party20
Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party10
Family First Party10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal Democratic Party10
National Party10
Palmer United Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 37

No · 10

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