edited
7th Oct 2014
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 - In Committee - Restriction on number of full fee paying places
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
13th Jun 2007, 6:36 PM – Representatives Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 — Second Reading - Keep original motion unchanged
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion "That the words proposed to be omitted (Mr Stephen Smith’s amendment) stand part of the question."
This means that the majority wanted the original motion "That this bill be now read a second time" to remain unchanged.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law here. )
Background to the bill
The bill amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 in relation to, among other things:
- funding amounts for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme, Other Grants and Commonwealth Scholarships;
- maximum tertiary student contribution amounts for certain units of study;(Read more about tertiary fees and funding arrangements in Australia here.
) and
- removal of certain restrictions on the proportion of domestic undergraduate fee-paying places.(Read more about this bill in its bills digest (101 KB).)
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (90% turnout) | 0 Yes – 53 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | 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 | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | 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 | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | No | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | No | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Gavan O'Connor Corio | No | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | No | |
| Roger Price Chifley | No | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | No | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | No | |
| Rod Sawford Port Adelaide | No | |
| Bob Sercombe Maribyrnong | No | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Kim Wilkie Swan | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| John Murphy Lowe | Absent | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Absent | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Absent | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | Absent | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Absent | |
| Dave Tollner Solomon Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Ian Causley Page Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Yes | |
| Peter Andren Calare Independent | No | |
| Harry Quick Franklin Independent | No | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (86% turnout) | 63 Yes – 0 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Yes | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Yes | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | Yes | |
| Bruce Baird Cook | Yes | |
| Mark Baker Braddon | Yes | |
| Phillip Barresi Deakin | Yes | |
| Kerry Bartlett Macquarie | Yes | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Yes | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Peter Costello Higgins | 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 | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | Yes | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | Yes | |
| Gary Hardgrave Moreton | Yes | |
| Stuart Henry Hasluck | Yes | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Kym Richardson Kingston | Yes | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | Yes | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Yes | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | Yes | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | Yes | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Yes | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | 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 | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | Absent | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | Absent | |
| Mal Brough Longman | Absent | |
| Alan Cadman Mitchell | Absent | |
| Alexander Downer Mayo | Absent | |
| John Howard Bennelong | Absent | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Absent | |
| Jim Lloyd Robertson | Absent | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | Absent | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Absent | |
| National Party (91% turnout) | 10 Yes – 0 No | |
| John Anderson Gwydir | Yes | |
| John Cobb Parkes | 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 Forrest Mallee | Absent | |
| David Hawker Wannon Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (87% turnout) | 75 Yes – 55 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.