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8 Dec 2020 · 4:48 PM · Division 8

Age of Criminal Responsibility

Order for the Production of Documents
Official title
Documents - Age of Criminal Responsibility - Order for the Production of Documents

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
30
No
32
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 a motion introduced by Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Marise Payne, by no later than midday on Wednesday, 5 February 2021:

(a) all submissions received by the Council of Attorneys General's Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group regarding raising the age of criminal responsibility;

(b) any reports, including interim and draft reports, from the Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group, including recommendations, to the Council of Attorneys General regarding the age of criminal responsibility;

(c) any advice prepared by the Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group to the Council of Attorneys-General regarding the age of criminal responsibility;

(d) any advice prepared (in the past twelve months) by the Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group to the Attorney-General regarding the age of criminal responsibility; and

(e) any advice, including drafts, prepared by the Attorney-General's Department regarding the age of criminal responsibility.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
30
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party023
Australian Labor Party180
Australian Greens80
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 30

No · 32

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