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27 Nov 2019 · 4:17 PM · Division 2

Pensions and Benefits

Order for the Production of Documents
Official title
Documents - Pensions and Benefits - Order for the Production of Documents

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
35
No
31
Not recorded voting
10

“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 Tasmanian Senator Anne Urquhart (Labor), which means it passed.

Motion text

(1) That the Senate notes that legal professional privilege is not a recognised ground for refusing to provide information to the Senate.

(2) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Government Services, by 5pm on 28 November 2019, all legal advice that has been received by the Government, the Department of Human Services, or Services Australia, relating to the 2015-16 Budget Measure 'Better Management of the Social Welfare System', the Online Compliance Intervention (OCI), the Employment Income Confirmation (EIC), and the Check and Update Past Information (CUPI), known as the 'Online Compliance Programme'.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
35
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party025
Australian Labor Party210
Australian Greens80
National Party03
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party01
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 35

No · 31

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