Removing parallel import restrictions for books
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should remove the current parallel import restrictions on books (also known as territorial copyright protections) so that an Australian territorial rights holder of a particular book cannot prevent others from importing that book from outside Australia at potentially lower prices.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 7 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 27 Oct 2009 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Parallel Import Restrictions on Books - Territorial copyright protection