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11 Sept 2017 · 4:31 PM · Division 3

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
74
No
69
Not recorded voting
7

“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 to agree with the bill's main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted in favour of reading the bill for a second time.

This means they can now discuss the bill in more detail.

What is the bill's main idea?

The main purpose of this bill is to:

  • create a single job seeker payment
  • establish a drug testing trial; and
  • remove existing exemptions for jobseekers experiencing drug or alcohol dependence.

Read more in the bills digest.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Policies this vote counts towards

How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
72
No
69
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party063
Liberal Party540
National Party140
Independent22
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance01
Katter's Australian Party01
Liberal National Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 72

No · 69

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