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10 Feb 2026 · 12:14 PM · Division 2

Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
97
No
38
Not recorded voting
15

“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.

What does this bill do?

According to the bills digest, which is a document prepared by the parliamentary library:

The Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 (the C&T Bill) amends related legislation to implement the Bill, including transferring responsibilities for the Higher Education Standards Framework to Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC), and enabling information sharing between the Department of Education and ATEC.

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
97
No
38
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party880
Liberal Party017
Liberal National Party011
Independent91
National Party08
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 97

No · 38

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