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12 Sept 2023 · 4:01 PM · Division 7

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Reference - Native Title system
Official title
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Reference - Native Title system

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
26
No
29
Not recorded voting
21

“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 paragraph (b) of a motion introduced by Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson (One Nation), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 June 2024:

(a) [...]

(b) the effectiveness of the operation of the native title system, options to improve economic development resulting from native title, and options to improve certainty over the claim process.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
26
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party117
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens09
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
National Party10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 26

No · 29

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