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24 Feb 2021 · 4:25 PM · Division 6

Members of Parliament: Staff

Order for the Production of Documents
Official title
Documents - Members of Parliament: Staff - Order for the Production of Documents

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
33
No
29
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 produce certain documents in the Senate.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) on 16 February 2021 the Prime Minister announced the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Ms Stephanie Foster, would conduct a review of support available for staff engaged under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984, and

(ii) on 17 February 2021 the Prime Minister announced the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Mr Philip Gaetjens, would examine conduct by the Prime Minister's office following an alleged sexual assault at Parliament House in March 2019; and

(b) orders that there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than 9.30 am on 25 February 2021, documents containing the terms of reference for the reviews being conducted by Ms Foster and Mr Gaetjens.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
33
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party023
Australian Labor Party180
Australian Greens80
National Party03
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party01
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 33

No · 29

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