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8 Aug 2023 · 4:06 PM · Division 4

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Reporting Date - Public hearings
Official title
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Reporting Date - Public hearings

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
31
No
30
Not recorded voting
15

“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 by NSW Senator Ross Cadell (Nationals), which means it passed.

Motion text

That, in respect of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee's inquiry on the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2023:

(a) the time for the presentation of the report be extended to Wednesday 6 September 2023; and

(b) the Senate directs the committee to hold a public hearing in Canberra before the committee reports and invite representatives of the following organisations to give evidence for a period between 30 to 60 minutes each:

(i) the Australian Capital Territory Government,

(ii) Calvary Health Care ACT Limited, and

(iii) the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
31
No
30
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party120
Liberal Party190
Australian Greens08
Independent20
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 31

No · 30

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