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representatives vote 2020-12-01#4
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- The majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill [for a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). They will now decide on whether to pass the bill in the House of Representatives.
- ### What does the bill do?
The [bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6474) was introduced along with [Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6475) with the purpose of combining the [Federal Circuit Court of Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Circuit_Court_of_Australia) and the [Family Court of Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Court_of_Australia) into a single Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The effect of this is to abolish the Family Court as a stand-alone court.- The [bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6474) was introduced along with [Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6475). Together, the purpose of the bills is to combine the [Federal Circuit Court of Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Circuit_Court_of_Australia) and the [Family Court of Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Court_of_Australia) into a single Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The effect of this is to abolish the Family Court as a stand-alone court.
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representatives vote 2020-12-01#4
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Bills — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019; Second Reading- Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
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<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The question is that this bill be now read a second time.</p> - The majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill [for a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). They will now decide on whether to pass the bill in the House of Representatives.
- ### What does the bill do?
- The [bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6474) was introduced along with [Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6475) with the purpose of combining the [Federal Circuit Court of Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Circuit_Court_of_Australia) and the [Family Court of Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Court_of_Australia) into a single Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The effect of this is to abolish the Family Court as a stand-alone court.
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