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13 Feb 2025 · 9:53 AM · Division 1

Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading defeated

Aye
15
No
24
Not recorded voting
37

“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 a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted against reading the bill for a second time. This means the bill will no longer be considered in parliament.

What did this bill do?

Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe (Independent) introduced this bill to:

Amend the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 to amend the definition of ‘human rights’ to include the rights and freedoms outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
15
No
24
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party219
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party03
Independent20
Australia's Voice10
National Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 15

No · 24

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