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1 Dec 2020 · 4:01 PM · Division 6

Treaties Committee

Reference
Official title
Committees - Treaties Committee - Reference

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
13
No
42
Not recorded voting
21

“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 a motion introduced by South Australian Senator Rex Patrick (Independent), also on behalf of Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the following matter be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties for inquiry and report by 30 June 2021:

The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) which entered into force on 20 December 2015, including, but not limited to:

(a) the implications of political and economic change in China for future bilateral trade relations;

(b) China's compliance with the letter and spirit of ChAFTA;

(c) the extent and consequences of Australian economic dependence on the Chinese market;

(d) the wider economic, strategic and diplomatic context of Australia's trade relations with China; and

(e) options for the future of ChAFTA.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
13
No
42
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party026
Australian Labor Party09
Australian Greens80
National Party03
Nick Xenophon Team11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 13

No · 42

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