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7 Mar 2023 · 4:34 PM · Division 4

Solicitor-General

Official title
Documents - Solicitor-General; Australian defence forces - Order for the Production of Documents

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
12
No
30
Not recorded voting
33

“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 a motion:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than midday on Monday, 20 March 2023:

(a) advice provided to the Attorney-General's Department by the Solicitor-General in relation to deployment of Australian Defence personnel under section 61 of the Australian Constitution;

(b) advice provided to the Attorney-General's Department by the Solicitor-General in relation to the power of general control and administration by the Minister for Defence under section 8 of the Defence Act 1903; and

(c) advice provided to the Attorney-General's Department by the Solicitor-General in relation to section 61 of the Australian Constitution or section 8 of the Defence Act 1903 between 2001-03.

Read more about these types of motions on the parliamentary website.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
12
No
30
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party020
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party06
Australia's Voice01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal National Party01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 12

No · 30

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