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3 Apr 2019 · 8:51 PM · Division 9

Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2019

Second Reading - Serious misconduct
Official title
Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Serious misconduct

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
13
No
33
Not recorded voting
30

“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 Victorian Senator Derryn Hinch (Derryn Hinch's Justice Party), which means it failed.

What was the amendment?

The amendment would have inserted the following into the bill:

4AGA Cessation of allowances for serious misconduct

(1) Allowances cease to be payable to a former Governor-General or a spouse of a former Governor-General under this Act if each House of the Parliament passes a resolution that the House is of the opinion that the former Governor-General has engaged in serious misconduct.

(2) The allowances cease to be payable from the day after the day the second House passes a resolution in accordance with subsection (1).

In other words, if a former Governor-General engaged in serious misconduct, they are not eligible for allowances.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
13
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party014
Liberal Party013
Australian Greens90
Independent02
National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Liberal Democratic Party10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 13

No · 33

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