Division Description Changes — Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Bill 2018; Second Reading — 27th Feb 2018

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representatives vote 2018-02-27#2 Edited by mackay staff on 2018-03-02 17:57:34	Title Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Bill 2018; Second Reading Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Clamp down on phoenix activity Description ~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~ <p>In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Fenner on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with the standing orders. No further debate is allowed. The original question was that this bill be now read a second time. To this, the honourable member for Fenner has moved as an amendment that all words after 'That' be omitted with a view to substituting other words. The immediate question is that the amendment moved by the member for Fenner be agreed to.</p> ~~<p>Message from the Governor-General recommending appropriation announced.</p>~~ The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-02-27.96.1) that would have amended the normal [second reading](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) motion, which is that the bill be read for a second time. Agreeing to read a [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6028) for a second time is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. After this vote, the House can discuss the bill in more detail. The amendment to the normal second reading motion was introduced by Labor MP [Andrew Leigh](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/fenner/andrew_leigh). ### What was the amendment? > That all words after 'That' be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: > 'whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls upon the Government to demonstrate it is completely committed to clamping down on phoenix activity by introducing legislation for a Directors Identification Number'.

~~Tony Smith~~
In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Fenner on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with the standing orders. No further debate is allowed. The original question was that this bill be now read a second time. To this, the honourable member for Fenner has moved as an amendment that all words after 'That' be omitted with a view to substituting other words. The immediate question is that the amendment moved by the member for Fenner be agreed to.
~~Message from the Governor-General recommending appropriation announced.~~
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-02-27.96.1) that would have amended the normal [second reading](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) motion, which is *that the bill be read for a second time*. Agreeing to read a [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6028) for a second time is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. After this vote, the House can discuss the bill in more detail.
The amendment to the normal second reading motion was introduced by Labor MP [Andrew Leigh](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/fenner/andrew_leigh).
### What was the amendment?
> *That all words after 'That' be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:*
> *'whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls upon the Government to demonstrate it is completely committed to clamping down on phoenix activity by introducing legislation for a Directors Identification Number'.*