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29 Nov 2022 · 6:10 PM · Division 5

National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 and another

in Committee - Public hearing
Official title
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 and another - in Committee - Public hearing

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
14
No
30
Not recorded voting
32

“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 introduced by NSW Senator David Shoebridge (Greens), which means it failed.

What did this amendment do?

Senator Shoebridge explained that:

This amendment seeks to remove the restraint on the National Anti-Corruption Commission in terms of holding public hearings.

Amendment text

(1) Clause 73, page 70 (lines 20 to 24), omit subclause (2), substitute:

(2) The Commissioner may decide to hold a hearing, or part of a hearing, in public if the Commissioner is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.

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
14
No
30
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party219
Australian Greens90
Liberal Party07
Independent20
Australia's Voice01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party01
Senate President01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 14

No · 30

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