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26 Mar 2024 · 1:42 PM · Division 5

Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
50
No
13
Not recorded voting
87

“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 to agree with the main idea of the bill, which means they can now consider it in greater detail. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time.

What does this bill do?

According to the bills homepage, this bill:

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to: require non-citizens who are on a removal pathway and have exhausted all avenues to remain in Australia to cooperate with steps taken for the purpose of arranging their lawful removal from Australia; and make minor and technical amendments.

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
50
No
13
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party450
Independent010
Australian Greens03
Liberal Party30
Centre Alliance10
Katter's Australian Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 50

No · 13

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