edited
10th Oct 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Labor amendment to second reading motion
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
16th Aug 2007, 9:28 PM – Senate Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007 - In Committee ...
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion "That schedule 4 stand as printed", which means that the schedule will remain unchanged. This motion was put in response to a motion to oppose schedule 4, which was introduced by Australian Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett.(Read Senator Bartlett's explanation of his amendment here. )
Schedule 4 effectively scraps the current access arrangements to Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory. Currently, a person requires a permit to access Aboriginal land unless they are an Aboriginal person who enter on the basis of Aboriginal tradition. The schedule changes this and allows entry for a wide range of people.(Read more about schedule 4 in the bills digest. )
Background to the bills
The Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007 was introduced along with four other bills:
- the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007
- the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007
- the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008, and
- the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008.
This legislation was introduced in response to the Report of the Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse, known as the Little Children are Sacred report, which was publicly released on 15 June 2007.(Read more about the background of the bills in the interim bills digest. ) That report came after concerns were raised on ABC's Lateline program in 2006.(Read the transcript for the Lateline programs that addressed the issue of child abuse in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory here (the May 2006 program) and here (the June 2006 program).)
Votes Passed by a large majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Democrats (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Lyn Allison Victoria | No | |
| Andrew Bartlett Queensland | No | |
| Andrew Murray WA | Absent | |
| Natasha Stott Despoja SA | Absent | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | No | |
| Kerry Nettle NSW | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (67% turnout) | 18 Yes – 0 No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | Yes | |
| George Campbell NSW | Yes | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Yes | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Yes | |
| Annette Hurley SA | Yes | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | Yes | |
| Linda Kirk SA | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Yes | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
| Robert Ray Victoria | Yes | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Ruth Webber WA | Yes | |
| Penny Wong SA | Yes | |
| Dana Wortley SA | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Absent | |
| Chris Evans WA | Absent | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Absent | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | Absent | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | Absent | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Absent | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | Absent | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| John Hogg Queensland Deputy President | Yes | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (66% turnout) | 21 Yes – 0 No | |
| Judith Adams WA | Yes | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | Yes | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Yes | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | Yes | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Yes | |
| Grant Chapman SA | Yes | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Yes | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Yes | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | Yes | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Yes | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Yes | |
| Mary Fisher SA | Yes | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | Yes | |
| David Johnston WA | Yes | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | Yes | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Yes | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kay Patterson Victoria | Yes | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Yes | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Yes | |
| John Watson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | Absent | |
| Paul Calvert Tasmania | Absent | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | Absent | |
| Chris Ellison WA | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| Rod Kemp Victoria | Absent | |
| Ross Lightfoot WA | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | Absent | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | Absent | |
| National Party (60% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | Yes | |
| Sandy Macdonald NSW | Yes | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | Yes | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | Absent | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | Absent | |
| Alan Ferguson SA President | Absent | |
| Totals (67% turnout) | 45 Yes – 6 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.