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19 June 2017 · 12:07 PM · Division 2

Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Low Value Goods) Bill 2017

in Committee - No GST on sanitary items
Official title
Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Low Value Goods) Bill 2017 - in Committee - No GST on sanitary items

Noes 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
15
No
33
Not recorded voting
28

“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 against a motion introduced by Greens Senator Larissa Waters (Qld), which means it failed. The motion would have made sanitary items exempt from GST, meaning no GST would be charged on these products.

Motion text

(1) Page 27 (after line 16), at the end of the Bill, add:

Schedule 2—Exemptions

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

1 At the end of Subdivision 38 -B

Add:

38 -65 Sanitary products

*A supply of sanitary products is GST-free.

2 Section 195 -1

Insert:

sanitary products means tampons, sanitary pads, panty liners and similar items.

3 Application

The amendments made to the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 by this Schedule apply in relation to supplies made on or after 1 July 2017.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
15
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party012
Liberal Party012
Australian Greens90
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party04
National Party03
Independent20
Nick Xenophon Team20
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Liberal Democratic Party10
Liberal National Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 15

No · 33

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