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representatives vote 2021-02-04#5

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on 2022-10-07 12:09:16

Title

  • Motions Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
  • Motions - Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry - Don't let a vote happen

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question now is that the motion moved by the member for Rankin be disagreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-02-04.17.2) to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - in order to let another vote take place. This means the other vote won't happen.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Rankin from moving the following motion immediately:*
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  • > *That the House:*
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  • > *(1) notes:*
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  • >> *(a) today marks two years since the release of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry's final report,*
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  • >> *(b) this Prime Minister voted against that royal commission 26 times,*
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  • >> *(c) two years after its final report only 27 of the royal commission's 76 recommendations have been implemented,*
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  • >> *(d) the government has even abandoned the very first recommendation the royal commission made to keep responsible lending laws in place,*
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  • >> *(e) this Prime Minister and this government have let down the victims of financial services misconduct; and*
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  • > *(2) calls on the Prime Minister to implement the recommendations of the royal commission.*