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28 Nov 2023 · 6:28 PM · Division 5

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023

Consideration in Detail - Government amendmentsAmendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Government amendments

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
79
No
61
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 in favour of government amendments, which were introduced as:

government amendments (1) to (3) on sheet PC100, (1) to (19) on sheet TD101, (1) and (2) on sheet TM103, (1) to (35) on sheet RL102, (1) and (2) on sheet ZE250, (1) and (2) on sheet ZE251, (1) to (17) on sheet ZE255, (1) on sheet ZB263 and (1) on sheet PA102.

Because this division passed, these amendments will now be incorporated into the bill.

What do the amendments do?

These were introduced by Watson MP Tony Burke (Labor), along with a supplementary explanatory memorandum, which explain what the amendments do.

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
79
No
60
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party740
Liberal Party031
National Party010
Independent18
Liberal National Party09
Australian Greens30
Centre Alliance01
Katter's Australian Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 79

No · 60

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