1 Dec 2016 · 8:25 PM · Division 16
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2)
A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.
- Official title
- Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2) - in Committee - Don't insist on 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
- 39
- No
- 23
- 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 not insisting on the amendments the Senate had previously voted for but the House of Representatives had voted against.
This means that the Senate can now decide on whether to pass the bill as it is (that is, without those amendments).
What is this bill?
The Government has already tried to pass this bill once in November but was unsuccessful because the Senate wanted to make changes to the bill that the House of Representatives didn't agree with.
It is part of a series of bills to change the income tax arrangements for working holiday visa holders. If passed, they will mean that visa holders will be taxed from the first dollar earned, rather than having the usual tax free threshold.
The original version of this bill would have applied a tax rate of 19% for visa holders earning up to $37,000. This new version will apply a tax rate of 15%.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%Supporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 18 |
| Liberal Party | 18 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 8 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 4 | 0 |
| National Party | 3 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 0 | 2 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 39
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- Derryn HinchVictoria · Derryn Hinch's Justice
- David LeyonhjelmNSW · Liberal Democrats
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- George BrandisQueensland · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Mathias CormannWA · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Mitch FifieldVictoria · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Linda ReynoldsWA · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
No · 23
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Sam DastyariNSW · Labor
- Patrick DodsonWA · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Chris KetterQueensland · Labor
- Kimberley KitchingVictoria · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Penny WongSA · Labor
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
- Jacqui LambieTasmania · Jacqui Lambie Network
- Stirling GriffSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Skye Kakoschke-MooreSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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