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6 Feb 2025 · 1:35 PM · Division 14

Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024

in Committee - Sex characteristics and ALRC review
Official title
Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Sex characteristics and ALRC 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
16
No
26
Not recorded voting
34

“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 the Greens party, which means they were unsuccessful.

What do these amendments do?

These amendments would have replaced the term “intersex status” with “sex characteristics” and introduced the requirement for a review by the Australian Law Reform Commission.

Amendment text

SHEET 3273

(1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (line 16), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(2) Schedule 1, item 7, page 4 (line 28), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(3) Schedule 1, item 12, page 6 (line 8), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(4) Schedule 1, item 15, page 6 (line 27), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(5) Schedule 1, item 19, page 8 (line 2), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(6) Schedule 1, item 19, page 8 (line 14), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(7) Schedule 1, item 19, page 9 (line 20), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(8) Schedule 1, item 19, page 10 (line 5), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(9) Schedule 1, item 19, page 11 (line 29), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(10) Schedule 1, item 19, page 12 (line 24), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(11) Schedule 1, item 19, page 14 (line 18), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(12) Schedule 1, item 19, page 15 (line 11), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

(13) Schedule 1, item 20, page 18 (line 6), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".

SHEET 3283

(1) Page 2 (after line 11), after clause 3, insert:

4 Review by the Australian Law Reform Commission

(1) The Minister must cause a review to be conducted of the operation of the amendments made by this Act.

(2) The review must be undertaken by the Australian Law Reform Commission.

(3) The review must start as soon as practicable after the end of 6 months after this Act commences.

(4) The Australian Law Reform Commission must give the Minister a written report of the review within 12 months of the commencement of the review.

(5) The Minister must table a copy of the report in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
16
No
26
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party219
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party14
Independent20
Australia's Voice10
Liberal National Party01
National Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 16

No · 26

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