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13 Sept 2023 · 10:17 AM · Division 1

Statutory Declarations Amendment Bill 2023

Report from Federation Chamber - Criticism of Government
Official title
Statutory Declarations Amendment Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Criticism of Government

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
55
No
85
Not recorded voting
11

“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 to the usual second reading motion - "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill) - which was introduced by Bradfield MP Paul Fletcher (Liberal).

Motion text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that:

(1) the electronic execution of a Commonwealth statutory declaration was first implemented under the former government;

(2) digital verification relies on MyGovID and the Trusted Digital Identity Framework, both of which were created by the former government;

(3) the government is yet to formally respond to the MyGov User Audit; and

(4) the government is yet to establish a legislated national digital identity system".

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
54
No
85
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party074
Liberal Party320
National Party120
Independent27
Liberal National Party70
Australian Greens04
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 54

No · 85

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