16 Oct 2023 · 3:58 PM · Division 2
Special Purpose Flights
- Official title
- Documents - Special Purpose Flights - Order for the Production of Documents
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
- 40
- No
- 18
- Not recorded voting
- 17
“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 David Shoebridge (Greens), which means it passed.
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) notes that the response from the Minister for Defence to order for the production of documents no. 309, relating to Special Purpose Aircraft guidelines, did not include a copy of the draft 2023 Special Purpose Aircraft guidelines; and
(b) requires the Minister representing the Minister for Defence to attend the Senate, after motions to take note of answers on Tuesday, 17 October 2023, to provide an explanation of not more than 5 minutes of the failure to table the draft 2023 guidelines, and that:
(i) any senator may move to take note of the explanation; and
(ii) any such motion may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes, shall have precedence over all other business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.
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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 | 17 |
| Liberal Party | 19 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| National Party | 3 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 40
- 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
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Tammy TyrrellTasmania · Labor
- Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Lidia ThorpeVictoria · Independent
- Jacqui LambieTasmania · Jacqui Lambie Network
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · 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
No · 18
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · 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
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Linda WhiteVictoria · Labor
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