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1 Dec 2020 · 5:07 PM · Division 3

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019

Third Reading - Pass the bill
Official title
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Third reading agreed to

Aye
62
No
59
Not recorded voting
29

“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 to pass the bill in the House of Representatives. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a third time. The bill will now go to the Senate for their consideration.

What does the bill do?

The bill was introduced along with Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019. Together, the purpose of the bills is to combine the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia into a single Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The effect of this is to abolish the Family Court as a stand-alone court.

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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
61
No
59
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party053
Liberal Party430
National Party110
Liberal National Party50
Independent13
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 61

No · 59

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