Putting a time limit on immigration detention
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should put a time limit on how long asylum seekers can be detained while their claims for asylum are being processed.
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
Liberal
12 members+1 not enough votes
Greens
5 members
Labor
5 members+1 not enough votes
Nationals
2 members
LNP
2 members
Independent
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Labor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 32 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 36% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 36% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally against | 36% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 32% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 13 May 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoMigration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 13 May 2021 · SenatePolicy: NoMigration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 25 June 2015 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Limit detention to 3 months
- 10 Oct 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Manus Island - 12 month limit on detention
- 12 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention