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6 Nov 2024 · 4:22 PM · Division 1

Migration Amendment (Strengthening Sponsorship and Nomination Processes) Bill 2024

Report from Federation Chamber - Excluded occupations
Official title
Migration Amendment (Strengthening Sponsorship and Nomination Processes) Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - Excluded occupations

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
63
No
78
Not recorded voting
10

“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 amendments introduced by Wannon MP Dan Tehan (Liberal), which means they will not be included in the bill. The amendments related to excluded occupations.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 5 (line 10), before "different kinds of occupations", insert "subject to subsection (5A),".

(2) Schedule 1, item 4, page 5 (after line 11), after subsection 140GB(5), insert:

(5A) None of the following kinds of occupations may be prescribed for the purposes of subparagraph (2)(c)(iii):

(a) trade workers;

(b) machinery operators or drivers;

(c) labourers.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
62
No
78
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party073
Liberal Party310
National Party110
Independent81
Liberal National Party90
Australian Greens04
Centre Alliance10
Katter's Australian Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 62

No · 78

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