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21 Aug 2024 · 11:25 AM · Division 7

Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024

in Committee - 2 year review
Official title
Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024 - in Committee - 2 year review

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
30
No
31
Not recorded voting
15

“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 introduced by West Australian Senator Michaelia Cash (Liberal), which means it failed.

What does this amendment do?

Senator Cash explained that:

This is a straightforward review provision that requires us to come back to the issue in two years.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 6, page 8 (after line 25), after section 474.17B, insert:

474.17C Review of amendments made by the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024

(1) After the end of the 2-year period beginning at the commencement of this section, the Minister must cause to be conducted a review of the operation of sections 474.17A, 474.17AA, 474.17AB and 474.17B.

Report

(2) A report of the review must be given to the Minister within 3 months after the end of the 2-year period mentioned in subsection (1).

(3) The Minister must cause copies of a report under subsection (2) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.

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
30
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party121
Liberal Party190
Australian Greens09
National Party30
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 30

No · 31

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