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3 Dec 2020 · 9:44 AM · Division 1

Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020

in Committee - Procedural fairness
Official title
Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Procedural fairness

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
31
No
29
Not recorded voting
16

“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 clause 58 stand as printed." In other words, they voted to keep that clause unchanged.

Why did this vote take place?

This vote took place after Victorian Senator Janet Rice (Greens) proposed that the clause be removed from the bill. She explained that:

At the moment, the bill says that the minister is not required to observe any requirements of procedural fairness in exercising a power or performing a function under this act. We think that it is pretty unreasonable.

Text of Clause 58

58 Requirements in relation to procedural fairness

The Minister is not required to observe any requirements of procedural fairness in exercising a power or performing a function under this Act.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
31
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party240
Australian Labor Party017
Australian Greens08
National Party30
Nick Xenophon Team02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 31

No · 29

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