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12 Nov 2019 · 1:07 PM · Division 1

Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
45
No
8
Not recorded voting
23

“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 to agree with the bill's main idea, which means the senators can now discuss the bill in more detail. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time.

What is the bill's main idea?

The bill was introduced "to implement a legislative framework consisting of new prohibitions and remedies in relation to electricity retail, contract and wholesale markets." You can learn more about these new prohibitions and remedies in the bills digest.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
45
No
8
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party180
Liberal Party180
Australian Greens08
National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 45

No · 8

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