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16 June 2020 · 4:34 PM · Division 6

Live Animal Exports

Do not appeal Federal Court decision
Official title
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Do not appeal Federal Court decision

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
28
Not recorded voting
18

“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 Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts (One Nation), which means it was successful. Motions like these don't have any legal force but are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that the 2011 Gillard Government decision to suspend live exports:

(i) gravely affected the live export industry, and

(ii) was declared invalid by the Federal Court earlier in June; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to rule out appealing the Federal Court’s decision.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
30
No
28
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party220
Australian Labor Party018
Australian Greens08
National Party30
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party10
Nick Xenophon Team01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 30

No · 28

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