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12 Nov 2015 · 11:24 AM · Division 1

Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015

Amendment

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

Official title
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - Consideration of Senate Message - Disagree with the Senate's amendments

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
78
No
54
Not recorded voting
17

“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 disagreed with the Senate's amendments to the bill, and so they were rejected from the House of Representatives.

This means that the bill will return to the Senate, where the senators will decide whether or not they are going to insist on their amendments or whether they'll accept the will of the House.

You can explore the amendments as they are listed on the Hansard or on the bill's homepage.

What does the bill do?

The bill strengthens the laws against tax avoidance for certain companies. For example, it introduces anti-avoidance measures to deal with multinational companies with an annual global income of more than $A1 billion that use schemes to avoid having to pay tax in Australia or at least reduce that tax to a minimum.

To learn more about the bill, see 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
78
No
54
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party640
Australian Labor Party050
National Party130
Independent02
Australian Greens01
CWM01
Country Liberal Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 78

No · 54

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