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8 Apr 2020 · 3:39 PM · Division 6

Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills

Second Reading - Working visa holders
Official title
Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and related bills - Second Reading - Working visa holders

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
30
No
24
Not recorded voting
97

“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 disagreeing with the amendment to the usual second reading motion "that the bill be read for a second time" (which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This mean that the amendment failed.

This amendment was introduced by Corio MP Richard Marles (Labor) and, if it had been successful, its text would have been added to the usual second reading motion as a note. In other words, it didn't seek to change the actual text of the bills.

MP Marles explained the rationale behind his amendment in his contribution to the debate.

Amendment text

That the following words be added after paragraph (5):

"(6) calls on the Government to extend the JobKeeper payment to any working visa holder that is currently in Australia and unable to return to their country of origin".

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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
29
No
24
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party230
Australian Labor Party021
National Party50
Independent12
Australian Greens01

How each member voted

Aye · 29

No · 24

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