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26 Mar 2024 · 3:46 PM · Division 8

Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Reference to Committee - Amendment to referenceAmendment

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

Official title
Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Reference to Committee - Amendment to reference

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
16
No
27
Not recorded voting
32

“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 an amendment to a motion. The amendment was introduced by ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent).

Amendment text

Omit all words after "That", substitute:

(a) the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 May 2024; and

(b) for the purposes of the inquiry, the Senate directs the Committee to hold at least one public hearing of not less than 5 hours

Original motion text

That the Senate directs the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee to hold a public hearing on 26 March 2024, of not less than two hours, for the purposes of hearing from officials from the Department of Home Affairs regarding the details of the Migration Amendment (Removals and Other Measures) Bill 2024.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
16
No
27
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party218
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party06
Independent20
Australia's Voice01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
National Party01
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 16

No · 27

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