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15 Oct 2018 · 9:29 PM · Division 7

Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018

Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Official title
Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea

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
36
No
13
Not recorded voting
27

“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 agreed with the main idea of the bills. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a second time. Since this vote was successful, our senators can now discuss the bills in more detail.

What do these bills do?

The two bills are:

The bills were introduced to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11). Their basic purpose is to implement the customs dimensions of the TPP-11 Agreement by making relevant amendments to the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs Tariff Act 1995. 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
36
No
13
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party140
Australian Labor Party120
Australian Greens08
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party12
Independent11
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team02
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Liberal Democratic Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 36

No · 13

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