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15 June 2023 · 11:22 AM · Division 6

Selection of Bills Committee

Amendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023

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
13
No
28
Not recorded voting
35

“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 Tasmanian Senator Nick McKim (Greens), which related to an inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023.

Senator McKim's amendment

At the end of the motion, add:

"and, in respect of the Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 July 2023".

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
13
No
28
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party218
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party05
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party01
Independent10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 13

No · 28

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