Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009 — Second Reading
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
17th Sep 2009, 1:23 PM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they agreed to the bill in detail. Now they just need to vote on whether they agree with the final wording of the bill (known as reading the bill for a third time).
What does the bill do?
This bill was introduced to, for example:
- make it easier for persons who have a physical or mental incapacity as a result of suffering torture or trauma before coming to Australia to be eligible to apply for citizenship;
- allow prospective applicants for citizenship by conferral to sit the citizenship test at the same time as making the application; and
- tighten the eligibility provisions for persons under 18 years of age by requiring that they be permanent residents; and
- introduce a reduced period of residency for Australian citizenship for people in special circumstances.
Read more in the bills digest.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (91% turnout) | 74 Yes – 0 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Arch Bevis Brisbane | Yes | |
| James Bidgood Dawson | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen Prospect | Yes | |
| David Bradbury Lindsay | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | Yes | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Yes | |
| Jodie Campbell Bass | Yes | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | Yes | |
| Darren Cheeseman Corangamite | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Greg Combet Charlton | Yes | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | Yes | |
| Yvette D'Ath Petrie | Yes | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Yes | |
| Bob Debus Macquarie | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | 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 | |
| Jennie George Throsby | Yes | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | Yes | |
| Gary Gray Brand | Yes | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | Yes | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | Yes | |
| Damian Hale Solomon | Yes | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | Yes | |
| Chris Hayes Werriwa | Yes | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | Yes | |
| Sharryn Jackson Hasluck | Yes | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | Yes | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Maxine McKew Bennelong | Yes | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | Yes | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | Yes | |
| John Murphy Lowe | Yes | |
| Belinda Neal Robertson | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Roger Price Chifley | Yes | |
| Brett Raguse Forde | Yes | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Janelle Saffin Page | Yes | |
| Sid Sidebottom Braddon | Yes | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | Yes | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
| Jon Sullivan Longman | Yes | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
| Mike Symon Deakin | Yes | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | Yes | |
| Craig Thomson Dobell | Yes | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | Yes | |
| Chris Trevor Flynn | Yes | |
| Jim Turnour Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Annette Ellis Canberra | Absent | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Absent | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | Absent | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | Absent | |
| Kerry Rea Bonner | Absent | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker | Yes | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Absent | |
| Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent | Absent | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (75% turnout) | 0 Yes – 41 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | No | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | No | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | No | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | No | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| David Hawker Wannon | No | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | No | |
| Steve Irons Swan | No | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Peter Lindsay Herbert | No | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Louise Markus Greenway | No | |
| Margaret May McPherson | No | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | No | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | No | |
| Brendan Nelson Bradfield | No | |
| Chris Pearce Aston | No | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| Don Randall Canning | No | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | No | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | No | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | No | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | No | |
| Tony Smith Casey | No | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | No | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | No | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | No | |
| Wilson Tuckey O'Connor | No | |
| Danna Vale Hughes | No | |
| Mal Washer Moore | No | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | Absent | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Absent | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Absent | |
| Peter Costello Higgins | Absent | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Absent | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | Absent | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Absent | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Absent | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | Absent | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Absent | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | Absent | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Absent | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | Absent | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Absent | |
| National Party (89% turnout) | 0 Yes – 8 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| John Cobb Calare | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes | No | |
| John Forrest Mallee | No | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | No | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | No | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | No | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | Absent | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin Speaker | Yes | |
| Totals (83% turnout) | 76 Yes – 49 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.