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27 Sept 2022 · 6:57 PM · Division 5

Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022

Second Reading - Consultation & alternatives
Official title
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Consultation & alternatives

Noes 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
26
No
30
Not recorded voting
20

“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 against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time". To read a bill a second time is to agree with its main idea.

The amendment was introduced by South Australian Senator Anne Ruston (Liberal).

Motion text

Omit all words after "that", substitute "further consideration of the bill be made an order of the day for the next day of sitting after the Senate passes a resolution that it is of the opinion that both of the following conditions have been met:

(a) thorough and appropriate consultation has occurred with all relevant stakeholders and communities about the changes proposed by the bill; and

(b) a bill providing a permanent alternative to income management has been introduced into the Parliament".

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
26
No
30
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party117
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens010
National Party40
Liberal National Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 26

No · 30

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