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19th Aug 2022
Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Transparency
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
4th Aug 2022, 4:25 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with amendments and so pass bill
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion "That the requested amendments be agreed to." Because this vote was successful, the bill has now been passed in its final form by both house of parliament and so will now become law.
What were the requested amendments?
Whitlam MP Stephen Jones (Labor) explained that:
The bill comes back to us in substantially the same form as it was presented to the House by the government, with one amendment, which I'll explain to members of the House now. It removes a long-standing exemption in our corporation laws which has existed since 1995 that exempts certain large private companies that existed prior to 1995 from public disclosure of an audited annual report to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the provision of tax data to the Australian tax office, which could then be made public.
During question time a number of questions were asked of the Prime Minister and the government which went to the importance of transparency in corporate affairs. I'd expect, given the tenor of those questions, that members of the coalition will rise and support the government in removing these exemptions from corporations and taxation law. They go to the heart of transparency. They ensure that all large private companies are treated in exactly the same way. They must present to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission an audited copy of an annual report, and they must provide certain information to the tax commissioner, which would be treated in the same way as any other private company's tax information. These are simple, straightforward amendments.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | Yes | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | Yes | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | Yes | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (99% turnout) | 75 Yes – 0 No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | Yes | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Yes | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | Yes | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Yes | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | Yes | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | Yes | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | Yes | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Yes | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | Yes | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Yes | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Yes | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | Yes | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | Yes | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | Yes | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | Yes | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | Yes | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Yes | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | Yes | |
| Peta Murphy Dunkley | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Yes | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | Yes | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | Yes | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | Yes | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Yes | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | Yes | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | Yes | |
| David Smith Bean | Yes | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | Yes | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | Yes | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Yes | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Yes | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Yes | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Yes | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Yes | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Absent | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | Absent | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Absent | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 8 No | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | No | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | No | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | No | |
| Henry Pike Bowman | No | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | No | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | No | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | No | |
| Terry Young Longman | No | |
| Liberal Party (94% turnout) | 0 Yes – 34 No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | No | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | No | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | No | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | No | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | No | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | No | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | No | |
| Melissa Price Durack | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | No | |
| James Stevens Sturt | No | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | No | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | No | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | No | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | No | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | No | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | No | |
| David Coleman Banks | Absent | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Absent | |
| National Party (92% turnout) | 0 Yes – 12 No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | No | |
| Andrew Gee Calare | No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | No | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | No | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | No | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | No | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | No | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (93% turnout) | 86 Yes – 55 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.