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11 Feb 2026 · 9:49 AM · Division 1

National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
95
No
39
Not recorded voting
16

“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 bill's main idea. In other words, they voted to read the bill for a second time and can now discuss it in more detail.

What does this bill do?

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

The purpose of the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 (the Bill) is to establish the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (the National Commission) as a statutory agency and the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (the National Commissioner) as a statutory officer, with the functions and powers to advance the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.

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
95
No
39
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party830
Liberal Party017
Liberal National Party011
Independent100
National Party010
Australian Greens10
Centre Alliance10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 95

No · 39

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