Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024

The majority voted against the amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for reading the bill for a second time). This means the usual second reading motion will remain unchanged.

Motion text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: "whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes the Government's:

(1) rushed, half-finished and last-minute approach to legislating its scams prevention policy; and

(2) failure to control homegrown inflation and address the cost of living crisis;

is leaving Australians more vulnerable to scams".