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representatives vote 2023-08-10#2

Edited by mackay staff

on 2023-12-01 08:41:40

Title

  • Motions Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme
  • Motions - Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme - Accept findings

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion be agreed to.</p>
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  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2023-08-10.17.2) introduced by Maribyrnong MP [Bill Shorten](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/maribyrnong/bill_shorten) (Labor), which means it passed. Motion like these don't make any changes to the law but can be politically influential because they represent the will of the House.
  • **NOTE**: *At the time this entry was edited, MP [Cameron Caldwell](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/fadden/cameron_caldwell) was showing up as a rebel voter, but this is an error (see the original [Hansard record](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=_fragment_number,doc_date-rev;page=0;query=Dataset%3Ahansardr,hansardr80%20Date%3A10%2F8%2F2023;rec=0;resCount=Default), which shows Mr Caldwell voting with the rest of his party).*
  • ### Original motion text
  • > *That this House:*
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  • > *(1) accepts the findings of the report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme regarding the former ministers involved in the design and implementation of the scheme;*
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  • > *(2) expresses its deep regret and apologises to the victims of the unlawful robodebt scheme, and to front-line Centrelink staff; and*
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  • > *(3) commits to ensuring this cruel, unlawful chapter in the history of Australian public administration is never repeated.*