11 May 2017 · Division 4
Regulations and Determinations
A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.
- Official title
- Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Tied vote
- Aye
- 32
- No
- 32
- Not recorded voting
- 12
“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.
What was decided
The same number of senators voted for and against a motion to disallow parts of the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016, which means the motion was unsuccessful. It was introduced by Greens Senator Richard Di Natale.
What was the motion about?
The motion was to disallow parts of the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016. If successful, it would have meant that those parts no longer had legal force.
Its purpose was to restore the ability of terminally ill patients to access medicinal cannabis products. Read more about the regulation in its explanatory memorandum and the arguments for its disallowance in the debate.
Motion text
That items 1 and 4 of Schedule 1 of the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 and made under the Crimes Act 1914 and the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, be disallowed.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis productsSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 20 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 18 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 4 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 |
| Liberal National Party | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 0 | 2 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 32
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Scott LudlamWA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Sam DastyariNSW · Labor
- Patrick DodsonWA · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Chris KetterQueensland · Labor
- Kimberley KitchingVictoria · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Derryn HinchVictoria · Derryn Hinch's Justice
No · 32
- Lucy GichuhiSA · Independent
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · 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
- Arthur SinodinosNSW · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Bridget McKenzieVictoria · Nationals
- Fiona NashNSW · Nationals
- Barry O'SullivanQueensland · Nationals
- John WilliamsNSW · Nationals
- Stirling GriffSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Skye Kakoschke-MooreSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Brian BurstonNSW · One Nation
- Peter GeorgiouWA · One Nation
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