Division Description Changes — Questions to the Speaker — Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020, Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2020; Second Reading — 7th Dec 2020

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representatives vote 2020-12-07#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2022-10-21 16:39:31	Title Questions to the Speaker — Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020, Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2020; Second Reading Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 and another - Second Reading - Keep the second reading motion unchanged Description ~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~ <p>The question is that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.</p> ~~<p>Original question agreed to.</p>~~ <p>Bill read a second time.</p> The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-12-07.137.1) to keep the question *unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "th*at the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question." The question was: "That this bill be now read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)." To read a bill for a second time is to agree with its main idea.

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Questions to the Speaker — Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020, Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2020; Second Reading
Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 and another - Second Reading - Keep the second reading motion unchanged

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~~Tony Smith~~
The question is that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.
~~Original question agreed to.~~
Bill read a second time.
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-12-07.137.1) to keep the question unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "*that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.*"
The question was: "That this bill be now read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)." To read a bill for a second time is to agree with its main idea.