6 Feb 2025 · 1:32 PM · Division 5
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2024
Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- Official title
- Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Second reading agreed to
- Aye
- 85
- No
- 55
- Not recorded voting
- 9
“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 in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time. This means they can now consider the bill in greater detail.
What is the bill's main idea?
According to the bill homepage, the bill:
Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to separate the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and establish the AER as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.
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
85
No
54
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 72 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 34 |
| National Party | 0 | 11 |
| Independent | 9 | 1 |
| Liberal National Party | 0 | 7 |
| Australian Greens | 4 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 85
- Adam BandtMelbourne · Greens
- Stephen BatesBrisbane · Greens
- Max Chandler-MatherGriffith · Greens
- Elizabeth Watson-BrownRyan · Greens
- Anne AlyCowan · Labor
- Michelle Ananda-RajahVictoria · Labor
- Jodie BelyeaDunkley · Labor
- Chris BowenMcMahon · Labor
- Tony BurkeWatson · Labor
- Matt BurnellSpence · Labor
- Linda BurneyBarton · Labor
- Josh BurnsMacnamara · Labor
- Mark ButlerHindmarsh · Labor
- Alison ByrnesCunningham · Labor
- Jim ChalmersRankin · Labor
- Andrew CharltonParramatta · Labor
- Lisa ChestersBendigo · Labor
- Jason ClareBlaxland · Labor
- Sharon ClaydonNewcastle · Labor
- Libby CokerCorangamite · Labor
- Julie CollinsFranklin · Labor
- Pat ConroyShortland · Labor
- Mary DoyleAston · Labor
- Mark DreyfusIsaacs · Labor
- Justine ElliotRichmond · Labor
- Cassandra FernandoHolt · Labor
- Mike FreelanderMacarthur · Labor
- Carina GarlandChisholm · Labor
- Steve GeorganasAdelaide · Labor
- Andrew GilesScullin · Labor
No · 54
- Andrew GeeCalare · Independent
- Angie BellMoncrieff · LNP
- Colin BoyceFlynn · LNP
- Cameron CaldwellFadden · LNP
- Garth HamiltonGroom · LNP
- Henry PikeBowman · LNP
- Andrew WallaceFisher · LNP
- Terry YoungLongman · LNP
- Karen AndrewsMcPherson · Liberal
- Bridget ArcherBass · Liberal
- Russell BroadbentMonash · Liberal
- Scott BuchholzWright · Liberal
- David ColemanBanks · Liberal
- Peter DuttonDickson · Liberal
- Warren EntschLeichhardt · Liberal
- Paul FletcherBradfield · Liberal
- Ian GoodenoughMoore · Liberal
- Andrew HastieCanning · Liberal
- Alex HawkeMitchell · Liberal
- Luke HowarthPetrie · Liberal
- Simon KennedyCook · Liberal
- Julian LeeserBerowra · Liberal
- Sussan LeyFarrer · Liberal
- Nola MarinoForrest · Liberal
- Melissa McIntoshLindsay · Liberal
- Zoe McKenzieFlinders · Liberal
- Ted O'BrienFairfax · Liberal
- Tony PasinBarker · Liberal
- Gavin PearceBraddon · Liberal
- Melissa PriceDurack · Liberal
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