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The majority voted against an amendment introduced by Melissa Parke.

Ms Parke explains that her amendment would have expanded the scope of the Therapeutic Goods Administration's oversight and protective function in relation to three categories:

  • therapeutic goods;
  • biologicals, i.e. a product involving human cells or human tissue; and
  • medical devices.(Read Ms Parke's full explanation and the related debates here.)

Because the majority voted against the amendment, it was unsuccessful.

Background to the bill

The bill was introduced to to strengthen regulation and improve the operation of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.(Read more about the regulation of therapeutic goods more generally here. ) For example, the bill:

  • enables the minister to specify products that are taken not to be therapeutic goods;
  • enables the secretary to remove products that are not therapeutic goods from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods; and
  • clarifies the secretary’s powers to approve product information for medicines accepted for registration in the register.(Read more about the bill in its bills digest. See here to read a summary of what the bill does and its explanatory memorandum.)

Votes Not passed by a small majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens Yes
Australian Labor Party (89% turnout) 49 Yes 0 No
Anthony Albanese Grayndler Yes
Sharon Bird Cunningham Yes
Chris Bowen McMahon Yes
Gai Brodtmann Canberra Yes
Anna Burke Chisholm Yes
Tony Burke Watson Yes
Mark Butler Port Adelaide Yes
Anthony Byrne Holt Yes
Jim Chalmers Rankin Yes
Nick Champion Wakefield Yes
Jason Clare Blaxland Yes
Sharon Claydon Newcastle Yes
Julie Collins Franklin Yes
Pat Conroy Charlton Yes
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs Yes
Justine Elliot Richmond Yes
Kate Ellis Adelaide Yes
David Feeney Batman Yes
Laurie Ferguson Werriwa Yes
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter Yes
Andrew Giles Scullin Yes
Alan Griffin Bruce Yes
Jill Hall Shortland Yes
Chris Hayes Fowler Yes
Ed Husic Chifley Yes
Stephen Jones Throsby Yes
Catherine King Ballarat Yes
Andrew Leigh Fraser Yes
Jenny Macklin Jagajaga Yes
Alannah Mactiernan Perth Yes
Richard Marles Corio Yes
Shayne Neumann Blair Yes
Brendan O'Connor Gorton Yes
Clare O'Neil Hotham Yes
Julie Owens Parramatta Yes
Melissa Parke Fremantle Yes
Graham Perrett Moreton Yes
Tanya Plibersek Sydney Yes
Bernie Ripoll Oxley Yes
Amanda Rishworth Kingston Yes
Michelle Rowland Greenway Yes
Joanne Ryan Lalor Yes
Warren Snowdon Lingiari Yes
Wayne Swan Lilley Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith Yes
Kelvin Thomson Wills Yes
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell Yes
Tim Watts Gellibrand Yes
Tony Zappia Makin Yes
Terri Butler Griffith Absent
Lisa Chesters Bendigo Absent
Michael Danby Melbourne Ports Absent
Gary Gray Brand Absent
Rob Mitchell McEwen Absent
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong Absent
Natasha Griggs Solomon Country Liberal Party No
Bruce Scott Maranoa Deputy Speaker No
Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent Yes
Bob Katter Kennedy Independent No
Cathy McGowan Indi Independent No
Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party Absent
Liberal Party (96% turnout) 0 Yes 70 No
John Alexander Bennelong No
Karen Andrews McPherson No
Kevin Andrews Menzies No
Bob Baldwin Paterson No
Bruce Billson Dunkley No
Julie Bishop Curtin No
Jamie Briggs Mayo No
Russell Broadbent McMillan No
Mal Brough Fisher No
Scott Buchholz Wright No
Steven Ciobo Moncrieff No
David Coleman Banks No
Peter Dutton Dickson No
Warren Entsch Leichhardt No
Paul Fletcher Bradfield No
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong No
Teresa Gambaro Brisbane No
Ian Goodenough Moore No
Alex Hawke Mitchell No
Sarah Henderson Corangamite No
Peter Hendy Eden-Monaro No
Joe Hockey North Sydney No
Luke Howarth Petrie No
Greg Hunt Flinders No
Eric Hutchinson Lyons No
Steve Irons Swan No
Dennis Jensen Tangney No
Ewen Jones Herbert No
Michael Keenan Stirling No
Andrew Laming Bowman No
Craig Laundy Reid No
Sussan Ley Farrer No
Ian Macfarlane Groom No
Nola Marino Forrest No
Louise Markus Macquarie No
Russell Matheson Macarthur No
Karen McNamara Dobell No
Scott Morrison Cook No
Andrew Nikolic Bass No
Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins No
Tony Pasin Barker No
Christian Porter Pearce No
Jane Prentice Ryan No
Melissa Price Durack No
Christopher Pyne Sturt No
Don Randall Canning No
Andrew Robb Goldstein No
Stuart Robert Fadden No
Wyatt Roy Longman No
Philip Ruddock Berowra No
Fiona Scott Lindsay No
Luke Simpkins Cowan No
Tony Smith Casey No
Andrew Southcott Boothby No
Sharman Stone Murray No
Ann Sudmalis Gilmore No
Michael Sukkar Deakin No
Angus Taylor Hume No
Dan Tehan Wannon No
Alan Tudge Aston No
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth No
Bert Van Manen Forde No
Nickolas Varvaris Barton No
Ross Vasta Bonner No
Brett Whiteley Braddon No
Lucy Wicks Robertson No
Matt Williams Hindmarsh No
Rick Wilson O'Connor No
Jason Wood La Trobe No
Ken Wyatt Hasluck No
Tony Abbott Warringah Absent
Craig Kelly Hughes Absent
Rowan Ramsey Grey Absent
National Party (93% turnout) 0 Yes 13 No
Andrew Broad Mallee No
Darren Chester Gippsland No
George Christensen Dawson No
John Cobb Calare No
Mark Coulton Parkes No
David Gillespie Lyne No
Luke Hartsuyker Cowper No
Kevin Hogan Page No
Michelle Landry Capricornia No
Michael McCormack Riverina No
Ken O'Dowd Flynn No
Keith Pitt Hinkler No
Warren Truss Wide Bay No
Barnaby Joyce New England Absent
Clive Palmer Fairfax Palmer United Party Absent
Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar Speaker Absent
Totals (92% turnout) 51 Yes – 87 No