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26 Feb 2020 · 11:40 AM · Division 1

Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Income Reporting and Other Measures) Bill 2020

Second Reading - Robodebt
Official title
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Income Reporting and Other Measures) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Robodebt

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
33
No
35
Not recorded voting
8

“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 to the usual second reading motion, which is that the bill be read for a second time (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). It was introduced at the request of WA Senator Rachel Siewert (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

At the end of the motion, add:

", but the Senate calls on the Government to:

(a) come clean on the robodebt disaster;

(b) provide all legal advice relating to the robodebt program to the Senate; and

(c) use the savings generated from this bill to compensate robodebt victims".

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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
33
No
35
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party025
Australian Labor Party220
Australian Greens90
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network01

How each member voted

Aye · 33

No · 35

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