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17 June 2020 · 6:28 PM · Division 12

Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020

Amendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Do not insist on amendments

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
29
No
33
Not recorded voting
14

“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 the following motion:

That the committee does not insist on its amendments to which the House of Representatives has disagreed.

In other words, the majority of the Senate has insisted on its amendments. The bill will now return to the House. Note that this bill cannot become law unless one of the following things take place:

(a) The House agrees to the Senate amendments; OR (b) The Senate agrees to not insist on their amendments.

The Senate amendments relate to certain exemptions for large proprietary companies.

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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
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party230
Australian Labor Party020
Australian Greens08
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Deputy Senate President10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Nick Xenophon Team01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 29

No · 33

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