Division Description Changes — Bills — Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021; Consideration in Detail — 22nd Nov 2021

Change	Division
representatives vote 2021-11-22#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2021-12-24 10:59:12	Title Bills — Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021; Consideration in Detail Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with bill as amended Description ~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~ <p>The question is that the bill, as amended, be agreed to.</p> ~~<p></p>~~ ~~<p></p>~~ The majority voted is favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-11-22.147.1) "that [the bill](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6752), as amended, be agreed to." This means they can now vote on whether to read the bill for a [third time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) before sending it to the Senate for their consideration. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6752), the bill: > Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to reduce from $500 000 to $100 000 the threshold for electoral expenditure that can be incurred by an individual or organisation before they are required to register as a political campaigner. More detail is included in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2122a/22bd015), which is produced by the parliamentary library and is a useful nonpartisan document.

Change

Division

representatives vote 2021-11-22#5

Edited by mackay staff

on 2021-12-24 10:59:12

Title

Bills — Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021; Consideration in Detail
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with bill as amended

Description

~~Tony Smith~~
The question is that the bill, as amended, be agreed to.
~~~~
~~~~
The majority voted is favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-11-22.147.1) "*that [the bill](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6752), as amended, be agreed to.*" This means they can now vote on whether to read the bill for a [third time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) before sending it to the Senate for their consideration.
### What does the bill do?
According to the [bill homepage](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6752), the bill:
> *Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to reduce from $500 000 to $100 000 the threshold for electoral expenditure that can be incurred by an individual or organisation before they are required to register as a political campaigner.*
More detail is included in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2122a/22bd015), which is produced by the parliamentary library and is a useful nonpartisan document.