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6 Dec 2023 · 7:16 PM · Division 15

Identity Verification Services Bill 2023 and another

Second Reading - Active expression of consent
Official title
Identity Verification Services Bill 2023 and another - Second Reading - Active expression of consent

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
6
No
33
Not recorded voting
37

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding. 2 voted differently from most of their party.

What was decided

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party, which means it failed.

Rebellions

There were two rebel voters in this division, with South Australian Senator Alex Antic and Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick voting "Yes" against the rest of the Liberal Party. Queensland Senator Matthew Canavan (Liberal National Party) also voted "Yes".

Amendment text

(1) Amendment (8), omit the amendment, substitute:

"(8) Clause 9, page 16 (line 32), omit "consent to", substitute "active express consent to each instance of"."

(2) Amendment (27), omit the amendment, substitute:

"(27) Clause 35, page 39 (line 20), omit "consented to", substitute "actively and expressly consented to each instance of"."

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
6
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party017
Australian Greens08
Liberal Party24
Liberal National Party11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 6

No · 33

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