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5 Dec 2023 · 9:13 PM · Division 21

Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023

In Committee - Appointments
Official title
Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023 - In Committee - Appointments

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
11
No
32
Not recorded voting
33

“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 amendments introduced by ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent) and Victorian Senator Janet Rice (Greens), which means it failed.

Amendment text

(1) Clause 6, page 4 (line 14), omit "and an economist", substitute ", an economist and a person with direct contemporary experience of living with a low income and economic exclusion".

(2) Clause 11, page 8 (line 27), at the end of subclause (2), add:

; (g) a person who has direct contemporary experience of living with a low income and economic exclusion.

(3) Clause 11, page 8 (after line 30), after paragraph (3)(a), insert:

(aa) ensure that at least one of those members is a person with disability; and

(ab) have regard to the desirability of the membership of the Committee being persons who are actively involved in policy, advocacy and peer support work related to economic exclusion; and

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
11
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party117
Australian Greens70
Liberal Party07
Independent20
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Australia's Voice01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 11

No · 32

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