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9 Oct 2024 · 10:17 AM · Division 2

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024

Second Reading - Refer to committee
Official title
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Refer to committee

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
18
No
41
Not recorded voting
17

“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 Victorian Senator Jess Walsh (Labor), which means it failed. The amendment would have changed the wording of the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill).

Amendment text

Omit all words after "That", substitute "the bill be referred to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 March 2025".

No rebellion

West Australian Senator Fatima Payman (Independent) is currently listed as a rebel voter against the Labor Party, but this is inaccurate because she is no longer part of the Labor Party.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
18
No
41
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party182
Liberal Party017
Australian Greens09
National Party04
Independent02
Liberal National Party02
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 18

No · 41

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