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17 Feb 2021 · 7:13 PM · Division 11

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 and another

Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea

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
32
No
30
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 in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bills. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a second time. They can now discuss them in more detail.

What do the bills do?

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 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

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Aye
32
No
30
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party230
Australian Labor Party018
Australian Greens08
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 32

No · 30

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