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2 Sept 2020 · 5:54 PM · Division 8

Community Affairs References Committee

Report - Adopt recommendations to produce documents
Official title
Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Report - Adopt recommendations to produce documents

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
23
No
22
Not recorded voting
30

“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:

That the Senate adopt the recommendations contained in the report.

West Australian Senator Rachel Siewert (Greens), who introduced the motion, explained that:

Today the Community Affairs References Committee is tabling its third interim report for the inquiry into Centrelink's compliance program. This report informs the Senate about the several claims for public interest immunity received from the Minister for Government Services. To date, the committee has received two claims of public interest immunity relating to legal advice sought and received by the Commonwealth regarding the colloquially known 'robodebt' program and one claim of public interest immunity relating to an executive minute which was cited in a report into robodebt by the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

The Committee recommended that the documents be produced.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
23
No
22
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party019
Australian Labor Party160
Australian Greens40
Nick Xenophon Team20
Deputy Senate President01
Liberal National Party01
National Party01
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 23

No · 22

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