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7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 — Third Reading — Read a third time
Passed by a small majority
3 rebellions 94% attendance
10th Aug 2006, 12:46 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - 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 here. )
This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill.
Three Liberal Party ministers rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'no' with the opposition in this division:(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our FAQ section. ) Russell Broadbent, Petro Georgiou and Judi Moylan.
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced to expand the offshore processing regime(Read more about Australia's offshore processing regime here. ) to include all people arriving at mainland Australia unlawfully by sea on or after 13 April 2006.(Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memoranda, here. For more background, read its bills digest (293 KB).) This means that all such people will be treated as if they had landed in an excised place, meaning an place that is excluded from the migration zone.
References
Votes Passed by a small majority
There were 3 rebellions in this division.
- Russell Broadbent voted No against the majority of the Liberal Party.
- Petro Georgiou voted No against the majority of the Liberal Party.
- Judi Moylan voted No against the majority of the Liberal Party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (95% turnout) | 0 Yes – 56 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| Kim Beazley Brand | No | |
| Arch Bevis Brisbane | No | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | No | |
| Chris Bowen Prospect | No | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Ann Corcoran Isaacs | No | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | No | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | No | |
| Graham Edwards Cowan | No | |
| Annette Ellis Canberra | No | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | No | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | No | |
| Laurie Ferguson Reid | No | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | No | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | No | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | No | |
| Jennie George Throsby | No | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | No | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | No | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | No | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | No | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | No | |
| Michael Hatton Blaxland | No | |
| Chris Hayes Werriwa | No | |
| Kelly Hoare Charlton | No | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | No | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin | No | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Carmen Lawrence Fremantle | No | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | No | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | No | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | No | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | No | |
| John Murphy Lowe | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Roger Price Chifley | No | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | No | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | No | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | No | |
| Rod Sawford Port Adelaide | No | |
| Bob Sercombe Maribyrnong | No | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | No | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Kim Wilkie Swan | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Absent | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | Absent | |
| Gavan O'Connor Corio | Absent | |
| Dave Tollner Solomon Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Ian Causley Page Deputy Speaker | Yes | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Yes | |
| Peter Andren Calare Independent | No | |
| Harry Quick Franklin Independent | No | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | No | |
| Liberal Party (95% turnout) | 66 Yes – 3 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Yes | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Yes | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | Yes | |
| Mark Baker Braddon | Yes | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | Yes | |
| Phillip Barresi Deakin | Yes | |
| Kerry Bartlett Macquarie | Yes | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Yes | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | Yes | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Mal Brough Longman | Yes | |
| Alan Cadman Mitchell | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Peter Costello Higgins | Yes | |
| Alexander Downer Mayo | Yes | |
| Trish Draper Makin | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Kay Elson Forde | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | Yes | |
| David Fawcett Wakefield | Yes | |
| Michael Ferguson Bass | Yes | |
| Teresa Gambaro Petrie | Yes | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Yes | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | Yes | |
| Gary Hardgrave Moreton | Yes | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Yes | |
| John Howard Bennelong | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Yes | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | Yes | |
| David Jull Fadden | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Jackie Kelly Lindsay | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Peter Lindsay Herbert | Yes | |
| Jim Lloyd Robertson | Yes | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | Yes | |
| Louise Markus Greenway | Yes | |
| Margaret May McPherson | Yes | |
| Stewart McArthur Corangamite | Yes | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | Yes | |
| Gary Nairn Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Brendan Nelson Bradfield | Yes | |
| Chris Pearce Aston | Yes | |
| Geoff Prosser Forrest | Yes | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | Yes | |
| Don Randall Canning | Yes | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | Yes | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Yes | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Yes | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | Yes | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | Yes | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Yes | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | Yes | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | Yes | |
| Cameron Thompson Blair | Yes | |
| Ken Ticehurst Dobell | Yes | |
| Wilson Tuckey O'Connor | Yes | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Yes | |
| Danna Vale Hughes | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
| Barry Wakelin Grey | Yes | |
| Mal Washer Moore | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | No | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | No | |
| Bruce Baird Cook | Absent | |
| Stuart Henry Hasluck | Absent | |
| Kym Richardson Kingston | Absent | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | Absent | |
| National Party (82% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
| John Anderson Gwydir | Yes | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | Yes | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | Yes | |
| De-Anne Kelly Dawson | Yes | |
| Peter McGauran Gippsland | Yes | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | Yes | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | Yes | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Mark Vaile Lyne | Yes | |
| John Cobb Parkes | Absent | |
| John Forrest Mallee | Absent | |
| David Hawker Wannon Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (93% turnout) | 78 Yes – 62 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.