Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Amendment (Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Amend legislation
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
Division last edited 11 days ago by mackay staff
The majority voted against an amendment to an original amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This amendments was introduced by Wentworth MP Allegra Spender (Independent).
That all words after “reading” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
“the House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Code of Conduct requires parliamentarians to treat people with “dignity, courtesy, fairness, and respect”;
(b) the conduct of parliamentarians in the House of Representatives chamber - especially during Question Time - frequently falls short of these standards;
(c) there is no other workplace environment where shouting, mocking, and hurling insults is not only tolerated, but celebrated;
(d) since May 2022, politicians have been thrown out of the chamber over 200 times;
(e) this behaviour sets a terrible example to young Australians and does nothing to support constructive discussion and social cohesion, at a time when we are struggling to disagree well as a country; and
(f) the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission is supposed to enforce the Code of Conduct for parliamentarians, but its remit will not extend to conduct in the chamber; and
(2) calls on the Government to embed the new Code of Conduct in the House of Representatives Standing Orders, and to take real steps to improve behaviour in the chamber.”
That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House:
(1) notes that:
(a) codes of conduct and their transparent enforcement are critical to the healthy functioning of democracy;
(b) this bill does not guarantee findings of parliamentarian misconduct will be made public and leaves the recommendation and imposition of serious sanctions to the discretion of the relevant Privileges Committee rather than the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission;
(c) this is a departure from the recommendations of Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces and the Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Standards Final Report;
(d) concerns have been raised by The Australian Democracy Network, Transparency International Australia and Fair Agenda that the bill contains inadequate transparency measures; and
(2) calls on the Government to amend this legislation to:
(a) allow the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission to make independent recommendations for serious sanctions;
(b) require a comprehensive explanation of reasons if the privileges committee disagrees with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission’s recommendations, and
(c) ensure the public reporting of serious or persistent misconduct and recommended sanctions”.
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 (66% turnout) | 0 Yes – 51 No | |
Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | No | |
Jodie Belyea Dunkley | No | |
Tony Burke Watson | No | |
Matt Burnell Spence | No | |
Linda Burney Barton | No | |
Josh Burns Macnamara | No | |
Alison Byrnes Cunningham | No | |
Andrew Charlton Parramatta | No | |
Lisa Chesters Bendigo | No | |
Sharon Claydon Newcastle | No | |
Libby Coker Corangamite | No | |
Mary Doyle Aston | No | |
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
Cassandra Fernando Holt | No | |
Mike Freelander Macarthur | No | |
Carina Garland Chisholm | No | |
Steve Georganas Adelaide | No | |
Patrick Gorman Perth | No | |
Luke Gosling Solomon | No | |
Julian Hill Bruce | No | |
Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
Tania Lawrence Hasluck | No | |
Jerome Laxale Bennelong | No | |
Sam Lim Tangney | No | |
Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | No | |
Emma McBride Dobell | No | |
Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | No | |
Brian Mitchell Lyons | No | |
Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
Daniel Mulino Fraser | No | |
Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
Alicia Payne Canberra | No | |
Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
Fiona Phillips Gilmore | No | |
Sam Rae Hawke | No | |
Gordon Reid Robertson | No | |
Dan Repacholi Hunter | No | |
Tracey Roberts Pearce | No | |
Joanne Ryan Lalor | No | |
Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | No | |
Sally Sitou Reid | No | |
David Smith Bean | No | |
Anne Stanley Werriwa | No | |
Meryl Swanson Paterson | No | |
Susan Templeman Macquarie | No | |
Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | No | |
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
Tim Watts Gellibrand | No | |
Josh Wilson Fremantle | No | |
Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
Anne Aly Cowan | Absent | |
Chris Bowen McMahon | Absent | |
Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Absent | |
Jim Chalmers Rankin | Absent | |
Jason Clare Blaxland | Absent | |
Julie Collins Franklin | Absent | |
Pat Conroy Shortland | Absent | |
Andrew Giles Scullin | Absent | |
Ed Husic Chifley | Absent | |
Stephen Jones Whitlam | Absent | |
Ged Kearney Cooper | Absent | |
Matt Keogh Burt | Absent | |
Peter Khalil Wills | Absent | |
Madeleine King Brand | Absent | |
Andrew Leigh Fenner | Absent | |
Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Absent | |
Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Absent | |
Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Absent | |
Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Absent | |
Michelle Rowland Greenway | Absent | |
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Absent | |
Anika Wells Lilley | Absent | |
Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Absent | |
Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Yes | |
Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
Helen Haines Indi Independent | Yes | |
Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Yes | |
Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Yes | |
Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Yes | |
Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Yes | |
Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Yes | |
Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Yes | |
Russell Broadbent Monash Independent | Absent | |
Andrew Gee Calare Independent | Absent | |
Dai Le Fowler Independent | Absent | |
Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Angie Bell Moncrieff | Absent | |
Colin Boyce Flynn | Absent | |
Cameron Caldwell Fadden | Absent | |
Garth Hamilton Groom | Absent | |
Henry Pike Bowman | Absent | |
Phillip Thompson Herbert | Absent | |
Andrew Wallace Fisher | Absent | |
Andrew Willcox Dawson | Absent | |
Terry Young Longman | Absent | |
Liberal Party (12% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
Jenny Ware Hughes | No | |
Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
Bridget Archer Bass | Absent | |
Scott Buchholz Wright | Absent | |
David Coleman Banks | Absent | |
Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Absent | |
Ian Goodenough Moore | Absent | |
Andrew Hastie Canning | Absent | |
Alex Hawke Mitchell | Absent | |
Simon Kennedy Cook | Absent | |
Julian Leeser Berowra | Absent | |
Sussan Ley Farrer | Absent | |
Nola Marino Forrest | Absent | |
Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Absent | |
Zoe McKenzie Flinders | Absent | |
Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Absent | |
Tony Pasin Barker | Absent | |
Gavin Pearce Braddon | Absent | |
Melissa Price Durack | Absent | |
Rowan Ramsey Grey | Absent | |
James Stevens Sturt | Absent | |
Michael Sukkar Deakin | Absent | |
Angus Taylor Hume | Absent | |
Dan Tehan Wannon | Absent | |
Bert Van Manen Forde | Absent | |
Ross Vasta Bonner | Absent | |
Aaron Violi Casey | Absent | |
Rick Wilson O'Connor | Absent | |
Keith Wolahan Menzies | Absent | |
National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Sam Birrell Nicholls | Absent | |
Darren Chester Gippsland | Absent | |
Pat Conaghan Cowper | Absent | |
David Gillespie Lyne | Absent | |
Kevin Hogan Page | Absent | |
Barnaby Joyce New England | Absent | |
Michelle Landry Capricornia | Absent | |
David Littleproud Maranoa | Absent | |
Michael McCormack Riverina | Absent | |
Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Absent | |
Keith Pitt Hinkler | Absent | |
Anne Webster Mallee | Absent | |
Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
Totals (45% turnout) | 13 Yes – 55 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.