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representatives vote 2018-09-11#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2018-10-26 15:04:05

Title

  • Bills — Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018; Second Reading
  • Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Access to legal representation

Description

  • <p class="motion-notice motion-notice-notext">No motion text available</p>
  • The majority voted against a motion that would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) "that the bill be read a second time" (in other words, "that the MPs agree with the main idea of the bill"), which means it failed. The motion was introduced by Labor MP [Mark Dreyfus](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/isaacs/mark_dreyfus).
  • ### Motion text
  • > *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 on the Government to provide adequate funding for Legal Aid to ensure sufficient access to legal representation in order to facilitate a ban on direct cross-examination of family violence survivors in court."*