4 Dec 2019 · 11:09 AM · Division 7
Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019
- Official title
- Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Second reading agreed to
- Aye
- 37
- No
- 34
- Not recorded voting
- 5
“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 agreeing with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read it for a second time, which means they can now discuss it in more detail.
What does this bill do?
According to the bills digest:
The purpose of the Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 (the Bill) is to amend the Migration Act 1958 to repeal the provisions inserted by Schedule 6 of the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2019. These provisions (commonly referred to as the medical transfer, or medevac, provisions) established a framework for the transfer of transitory persons from regional processing countries to Australia for the purpose of medical treatment or assessment. The Bill also amends the Migration Act to allow for the removal of people brought to Australia under the medical transfer provisions back to a regional processing country once they no longer need to be in Australia.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekersSupporters vote No · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 28 | 0 |
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 22 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 9 |
| National Party | 3 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 0 | 2 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 2 | 0 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 37
- Sam McMahonNT · CLP
- Jacqui LambieTasmania · Jacqui Lambie Network
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Mathias CormannWA · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Hollie HughesNSW · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Jim MolanNSW · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Gerard RennickQueensland · Liberal
- Linda ReynoldsWA · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Zed SeseljaACT · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
No · 34
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Patrick DodsonWA · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Kristina KeneallyNSW · Labor
- Kimberley KitchingVictoria · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
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