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18 Feb 2021 · 10:56 AM · Division 1

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019

Amendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate amendments and so pass bills

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
64
No
60
Not recorded voting
27

“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 Senate's proposed amendments. This means that the bills as amended have now been passed in both houses of Parliament and so will now become law.

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
63
No
60
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party054
Liberal Party440
National Party110
Liberal National Party60
Independent13
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 63

No · 60

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