15 June 2023 · 11:55 AM · Division 9
Attorney-General's Department
- Official title
- Documents - Attorney-General's Department; Order for the Production of Documents - Resignation of Fiona Meagher
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
- 42
- No
- 20
- Not recorded voting
- 14
“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 a motion introduced in the name of Senator Michaelia Cash, which means it was passed.
Motion text
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on 20 June 2023:
(a) all communications between the Attorney-General and/or his office and the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department, in relation to the resignation of Fiona Meagher as president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), announced on 1 December 2022;
(b) all documents, including file notes, minutes and briefing materials, relating to any meetings between the former AAT President and the Attorney-General or his office; and
(c) all documents, including correspondence, file notes, minutes and briefing materials, relating to any meetings between the former AAT President, the Honourable Fiona Meagher, and the Department.
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Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documentsSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 2 | 18 |
| Liberal Party | 20 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 10 | 0 |
| National Party | 4 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 42
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Tammy TyrrellTasmania · Labor
- Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceNT · CLP
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Jacqui LambieTasmania · Jacqui Lambie Network
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Hollie HughesNSW · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Maria KovacicNSW · Liberal
- Kerrynne LiddleSA · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
No · 20
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Linda WhiteVictoria · Labor
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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