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31 May 2023 · 10:07 AM · Division 5

Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Consideration in Detail - Dual citizens
Official title
Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Dual citizens

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
89
No
57
Not recorded voting
4

“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 Wannon MP Dan Tehan (Liberal), which means they failed.

What do the amendments do?

Mr Tehan explained that:

The coalition supports the first two changes to the act that the bill makes, but we have reservations on the third proposed change ... The third area basically reduces the workload of the minister and the department by removing the requirement for the minister to consider an application to allow someone to be able to lodge a protection visa application due to dual citizenship issues. The coalition cannot support this change as we believe it will have unintended consequences.

Amendment text

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 3), omit the table item.

(2) Schedule 2, page 11 (line 1) to page 12 (line 4), omit the Schedule.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
89
No
56
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party760
Liberal Party033
National Party012
Independent92
Liberal National Party08
Australian Greens40
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 89

No · 56

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