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17 Oct 2017 · 3:48 PM · Division 4

Higher Education

Student Services and Amenities Fee
Official title
Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee

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
41
No
19
Not recorded voting
14

“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 a motion introduced by Australian Conservatives Senator Cory Bernardi. Although motions like these have no legal force, they do represent the view of the Senate and so can be politically influential.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) over one million Australian tertiary students are forced to pay up to $294 per year as a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF),

(ii) students at the moment have very little say in how the SSAF monies are spent by their universities and student associations, and

(iii) SSAF is levied regardless of students' need, willingness and ability to access the services and activities they are paying for; and

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
41
No
19
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party019
Liberal Party150
Australian Greens70
National Party40
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Deputy Senate President20
Independent20
Nick Xenophon Team20
Country Liberal Party10
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal Democratic Party10
Liberal National Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 41

No · 19

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