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21 June 2017 · 11:11 AM · Division 6

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017

Official title
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - 2 out of 3 cross-media control rule

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
67
No
78
Not recorded voting
5

“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 an amendment introduced by Australian Labor MP Michelle Rowland (Greenway), which means the amendment failed.

What did the amendment do?

This bill proposes to repeal the ‘2 out of 3 cross-media control rule’, which:

prohibits a person controlling more than two out of three regulated media platforms (that is, a commercial television broadcasting licence, a commercial radio broadcasting licence and an associated newspaper) in any one commercial radio licence area.

Read more in the explanatory memorandum.

This amendment would have removed that part of the bill so that the 2 out of 3 cross-media control rule remains unchanged.

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
67
No
76
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party640
Liberal Party056
National Party014
Independent03
Australian Greens10
Centre Alliance01
Katter's Australian Party10
Liberal National Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01
Speaker10

How each member voted

Aye · 67

No · 76

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