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27 Sept 2022 · 7:14 PM · Division 7

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

Second Reading - Income management & current authority
Official title
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Income management & current authority

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
24
No
32
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 on behalf of Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick (Liberal).

Motion text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to ensure that no recipient of the Age Pension or a Veteran or Service Pension will be placed on income management by the Commonwealth Government or any of its agencies. The current authority the Family Responsibility Commission, child protection workers, or the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Tribunal in the Northern Territory will continue".

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
24
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party170
Australian Greens010
National Party40
Liberal National Party20
Australia's Voice01
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 24

No · 32

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