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28 Nov 2022 · 4:01 PM · Division 9

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022

Official title
Documents - Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 - Order for the Production of Documents - Collection of gap fees

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
35
No
17
Not recorded voting
24

“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 introduced by Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson (One Nation), which means it was passed.

Motion text

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 2 pm on 29 November 2022, legal advice that was provided to the Government regarding the requirement in the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 for early childhood education and care providers to collect gap fees via electronic funds transfer, particularly as this relates to the restriction of the use of legal tender and coinage (as mentioned by Senator Chisholm in the Senate on 21 November 2022).

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
35
No
17
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party116
Liberal Party170
Australian Greens90
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
National Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 35

No · 17

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