27th Nov 2023, 4:23 PM – Representatives Business - Consideration of Legislation - Time for debate
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of an amended motion to suspend the usual procedural rules of parliament, known as standing and sessional orders. which means it passed.
Amended motion text
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent:
(1) debate on the second reading resuming immediately, with the time limit for the first Opposition speaker being 10 minutes, and the time limit for all other Members speaking being five minutes; and
(2) the second reading debate continuing for no longer than one hour, after which the bill being passed through all its stages without delay.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (75% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | No | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | No | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | No | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (91% turnout) | 70 Yes – 0 No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | 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 | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Yes | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | Yes | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | Yes | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | Absent | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Absent | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Absent | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | Absent | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Peta Murphy Dunkley | Absent | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash Independent | No | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | No | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | No | |
| Andrew Gee Calare Independent | No | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | No | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | No | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | No | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | No | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | No | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | No | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | No | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 9 No | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | No | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | No | |
| Cameron Caldwell Fadden | 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 (88% turnout) | 0 Yes – 29 No | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| David Coleman Banks | 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 | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | No | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | No | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | No | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | No | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | No | |
| Melissa Price Durack | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| James Stevens Sturt | No | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | No | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | 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 | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Absent | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Absent | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Absent | |
| National Party (83% turnout) | 0 Yes – 10 No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | No | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | No | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | No | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | No | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | Absent | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (89% turnout) | 70 Yes – 64 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.