12 Feb 2018 · 9:51 PM · Division 5
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017
- Official title
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Third reading agreed to
- Aye
- 30
- No
- 26
- Not recorded voting
- 18
“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 passing the bill as amended in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a third time.
The bill will now return to the House where our Members of Parliament (MPs) will decide whether they agree with the Senate's amendments.
What does the bill do?
The bill was introduced to:
remove certain restrictions on the cashless debit card trial and thereby allow the extension of trial arrangements in current sites and to further sites.
Read more about this trial in the bills digest.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trialSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 17 | 0 |
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 16 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 7 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 3 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal National Party | 2 | 0 |
| National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 2 | 0 |
| Australian Democrats | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 30
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- Derryn HinchVictoria · Derryn Hinch's Justice
- Lucy GichuhiSA · Independent
- David LeyonhjelmNSW · Liberal Democrats
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- Jim MolanNSW · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
- Zed SeseljaACT · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Barry O'SullivanQueensland · Nationals
- John WilliamsNSW · Nationals
- Stirling GriffSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Rex PatrickSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Fraser AnningQueensland · One Nation
- Brian BurstonNSW · One Nation
- Pauline HansonQueensland · One Nation
No · 26
- Andrew BartlettQueensland · Democrats
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Patrick DodsonWA · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Chris KetterQueensland · Labor
- Kimberley KitchingVictoria · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Steve MartinTasmania · Independent
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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