edited
7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Bill unacceptable
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
16th Feb 2006, 12:54 PM – Representatives Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law here. ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that they can now discuss it in more detail.
This division was a conscience vote, meaning that members were not required to vote along party lines.
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced to amend the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 in order to transfer the responsibility for regulatory approval of RU486 from the Minister for Health and Ageing to the Therapeutic Goods Administration. This will make it possible to evaluate, register, list or import abortifacients such as RU486 (i.e. medicines intended to induce an abortion) for use in Australia without the approval of the Minister.(Read more about the bill in its bills digest (342 KB). More information, including its explanatory memorandum, is available here.)
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (98% turnout) | 53 Yes – 5 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Kim Beazley Brand | Yes | |
| Arch Bevis Brisbane | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen Prospect | Yes | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm | Yes | |
| Ann Corcoran Isaacs | Yes | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | Yes | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Yes | |
| Graham Edwards Cowan | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Annette Ellis Canberra | Yes | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | Yes | |
| Laurie Ferguson Reid | Yes | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Jennie George Throsby | Yes | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | Yes | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | Yes | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | Yes | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | Yes | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | Yes | |
| Michael Hatton Blaxland | Yes | |
| Kelly Hoare Charlton | Yes | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | Yes | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin | Yes | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Carmen Lawrence Fremantle | Yes | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | Yes | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | Yes | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | Yes | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Roger Price Chifley | Yes | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | Yes | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Yes | |
| Bob Sercombe Maribyrnong | Yes | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | Yes | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | Yes | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Kim Wilkie Swan | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Chris Hayes Werriwa | No | |
| John Murphy Lowe | No | |
| Gavan O'Connor Corio | No | |
| Rod Sawford Port Adelaide | Absent | |
| Dave Tollner Solomon Country Liberal Party | No | |
| Ian Causley Page Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Harry Quick Franklin Independent | Yes | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Yes | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | No | |
| Peter Andren Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (99% turnout) | 37 Yes – 35 No | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | Yes | |
| Bruce Baird Cook | Yes | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Yes | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Mal Brough Longman | Yes | |
| Peter Costello Higgins | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Teresa Gambaro Petrie | Yes | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Yes | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | Yes | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | Yes | |
| Stuart Henry Hasluck | Yes | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Yes | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | Yes | |
| David Jull Fadden | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Peter Lindsay Herbert | Yes | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | Yes | |
| Margaret May McPherson | Yes | |
| Stewart McArthur Corangamite | Yes | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | Yes | |
| Gary Nairn Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Brendan Nelson Bradfield | Yes | |
| Chris Pearce Aston | Yes | |
| Geoff Prosser Forrest | Yes | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Yes | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | Yes | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | Yes | |
| Cameron Thompson Blair | Yes | |
| Ken Ticehurst Dobell | Yes | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Yes | |
| Mal Washer Moore | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Mark Baker Braddon | No | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | No | |
| Phillip Barresi Deakin | No | |
| Kerry Bartlett Macquarie | No | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | No | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
| Alan Cadman Mitchell | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| Alexander Downer Mayo | No | |
| Trish Draper Makin | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | No | |
| David Fawcett Wakefield | No | |
| Michael Ferguson Bass | No | |
| Gary Hardgrave Moreton | No | |
| John Howard Bennelong | No | |
| Jackie Kelly Lindsay | No | |
| Jim Lloyd Robertson | No | |
| Louise Markus Greenway | No | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | No | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | No | |
| Don Randall Canning | No | |
| Kym Richardson Kingston | No | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | No | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | No | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | No | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | No | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | No | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | No | |
| Wilson Tuckey O'Connor | No | |
| Danna Vale Hughes | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Barry Wakelin Grey | No | |
| Kay Elson Forde | Absent | |
| National Party (91% turnout) | 3 Yes – 7 No | |
| John Cobb Parkes | Yes | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | Yes | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | Yes | |
| John Anderson Gwydir | No | |
| John Forrest Mallee | No | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
| De-Anne Kelly Dawson | No | |
| Peter McGauran Gippsland | No | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | No | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | No | |
| Mark Vaile Lyne | Absent | |
| David Hawker Wannon Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (97% turnout) | 95 Yes – 50 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.