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9 Aug 2021 · 11:42 AM · Division 1

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Waiver of Debt and Act of Grace Payments) Bill 2019

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Waiver of Debt and Act of Grace Payments) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
17
No
14
Not recorded voting
45

“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 bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read it for a second time. The bill will now be considered in greater detail.

What does the bill do?

According to the bill's homepage, the bill was introduced:

to require the Department of Finance to state in its annual report the number of waivers of debt granted and act of grace payments made, and the total dollar amount of debt waived and act of grace payments made.

It is a private bill (that is, not one that was introduced by the Government) introduced into parliament by ACT Senator Katy Gallagher (Labor).

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
17
No
14
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party011
Australian Labor Party90
Australian Greens50
National Party02
Liberal National Party01
Nick Xenophon Team10
Senate President10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 17

No · 14

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