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7 Mar 2023 · 4:44 PM · Division 2

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022

Official title
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Misleading and deceptive advertising

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
62
No
16
Not recorded voting
72

“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 disagreeing with amendments introduced by Warringah MP Zali Steggall (Independent), which means they failed.

What would these amendments do?

Ms Steggall explained that:

These amendments seek to prevent misleading and deceptive advertising in the upcoming referendum campaign. These amendments, which will prohibit misleading or deceptive political advertising and referenda advertising, are a practical, popular and proven way to clean up our politics. They approach the regulation of political advertising with caution and respect for our constitutional freedom of political communication.

They are also urgent. We live in a world where our democracy is under attack from disinformation. A vote based on lies and misleading information lacks social licence and divides our communities. It lacks legitimacy and erodes trust in election results.

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
62
No
16
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party410
Liberal Party120
Independent011
National Party50
Australian Greens04
Liberal National Party40
Centre Alliance01

How each member voted

Aye · 62

No · 16

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