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22 Feb 2021 · 12:41 PM · Division 1

Franchising Laws Amendment (Fairness in Franchising) Bill 2020

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Franchising Laws Amendment (Fairness in Franchising) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
32
No
29
Not recorded voting
15

“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 bill's main idea, which is known as giving it a second reading. This means that the bill will now be discussed in greater detail.

What is the boy's main idea?

The bill was introduced in order to:

  • enable the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman to appoint a mediation and franchising adviser to assist in resolving franchising disputes where mediation has failed, or where both parties agree to arbitration;
  • give the ombudsman the power to assist with multi-party mediation and arbitration in franchising disputes where multiple parties have identical issues that require resolution; and
  • increase the civil penalties provisions for breaching the Franchising Code of Conduct.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
32
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party023
Australian Labor Party180
Australian Greens80
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 32

No · 29

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