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senate vote 2013-06-18#11
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The majority voted against an [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-18.159.1 amendment] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Lee_Rhiannon&mpc=Senate&house=senate Lee Rhiannon], which means that it was unsuccessful.Senator Rhiannon explained that this amendment "creates an obligation that all senators and members be required to provide a link on their official parliamentary website to their individual expenditure reports on the Finance website".(Read Senator Rhiannon's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-06-18.147.1 here], after 7:40 pm.
)''Background to the bill''The bill was introduced to amend the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/psa1999235/ Parliamentary Service Act 1999] to restore the exclusion for the parliamentary departments and office holders from the application of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_1982 Freedom of Information Act 1982].(Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum, [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5083 here].
) This affects three parliamentary departments: the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_Senate Department of the Senate], the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_House_of_Representatives Department of the House of Representatives] and the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Employment/Department_of_Parliamentary_Services Department of Parliamentary Services].(More information about the background to the bill can be found in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd136 bills digest].)- The majority voted against an [amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-18.159.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Lee Rhiannon](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Lee_Rhiannon&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was unsuccessful.
- Senator Rhiannon explained that this amendment "creates an obligation that all senators and members be required to provide a link on their official parliamentary website to their individual expenditure reports on the Finance website".(Read Senator Rhiannon's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-06-18.147.1), after 7:40 pm. )
- _Background to the bill_
- The bill was introduced to amend the [Parliamentary Service Act 1999](http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/psa1999235/) to restore the exclusion for the parliamentary departments and office holders from the application of the [Freedom of Information Act 1982](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_1982).(Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum, [here](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5083). ) This affects three parliamentary departments: the [Department of the Senate](http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_Senate), the [Department of the House of Representatives](http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_House_of_Representatives) and the [Department of Parliamentary Services](http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Employment/Department_of_Parliamentary_Services).(More information about the background to the bill can be found in its [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd136).)
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- The majority voted against an [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-18.159.1 amendment] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Lee_Rhiannon&mpc=Senate&house=senate Lee Rhiannon], which means that it was unsuccessful.
Senator Rhiannon explained that this amendment "creates an obligation that all senators and members be required to provide a link on their official parliamentary website to their individual expenditure reports on the Finance website".[1]- Senator Rhiannon explained that this amendment "creates an obligation that all senators and members be required to provide a link on their official parliamentary website to their individual expenditure reports on the Finance website".(Read Senator Rhiannon's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-06-18.147.1 here], after 7:40 pm.
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- ''Background to the bill''
The bill was introduced to amend the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/psa1999235/ Parliamentary Service Act 1999] to restore the exclusion for the parliamentary departments and office holders from the application of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_1982 Freedom of Information Act 1982].[2] This affects three parliamentary departments: the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_Senate Department of the Senate], the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_House_of_Representatives Department of the House of Representatives] and the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Employment/Department_of_Parliamentary_Services Department of Parliamentary Services].[3]- The bill was introduced to amend the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/psa1999235/ Parliamentary Service Act 1999] to restore the exclusion for the parliamentary departments and office holders from the application of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_1982 Freedom of Information Act 1982].(Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum, [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5083 here].
) This affects three parliamentary departments: the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_Senate Department of the Senate], the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_House_of_Representatives Department of the House of Representatives] and the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Employment/Department_of_Parliamentary_Services Department of Parliamentary Services].(More information about the background to the bill can be found in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd136 bills digest].)
''References''* [1] Read Senator Rhiannon's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-06-18.147.1 here], after 7:40 pm.* [2] Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum, [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5083 here].* [3] More information about the background to the bill can be found in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd136 bills digest].
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Bills — Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013; in Committee- Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Report individial expenditure
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<p class="speaker">Lee Rhiannon</p><p>I move Greens amendment (3) on sheet 7391 revised:</p><p class="italic">(3) Page 3 (after line 26), at the end of the Bill, add:</p>- The majority voted against an [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-18.159.1 amendment] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Lee_Rhiannon&mpc=Senate&house=senate Lee Rhiannon], which means that it was unsuccessful.
- Senator Rhiannon explained that this amendment "creates an obligation that all senators and members be required to provide a link on their official parliamentary website to their individual expenditure reports on the Finance website".[1]
- ''Background to the bill''
- The bill was introduced to amend the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/psa1999235/ Parliamentary Service Act 1999] to restore the exclusion for the parliamentary departments and office holders from the application of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_1982 Freedom of Information Act 1982].[2] This affects three parliamentary departments: the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_Senate Department of the Senate], the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_the_House_of_Representatives Department of the House of Representatives] and the [http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Employment/Department_of_Parliamentary_Services Department of Parliamentary Services].[3]
- ''References''
- * [1] Read Senator Rhiannon's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-06-18.147.1 here], after 7:40 pm.
- * [2] Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum, [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5083 here].
- * [3] More information about the background to the bill can be found in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd136 bills digest].
<p class="italic">Schedule 2—Further amendments</p><p class="italic"> <i>Parliamentary Allowances Act 1952</i></p><p class="italic">1 Section 4</p><p class="italic">  Omit "There are payable", substitute "(1) Subject to subsection (2), there are payable".</p><p class="italic">2 At the end of section 4</p><p class="italic">  Add:</p><p class="italic">(2) A member is only entitled to allowances if:</p><p class="italic">  (a) the member includes a link to the Department of Finance and Deregulation website in their biographical details on the Australian Parliament website; and</p><p class="italic">  (b) the link directs the user to the individual expenditure report of that member.</p><p class="italic">Note: In 2013, the Australian Parliament website is located at www.aph.gov.au.</p><p>This sets out a proactive publication requirement of MPs' expenditure. It is actually very minimal in what it sets out to do. It creates an obligation that all senators and members be required to provide a link on their official parliamentary website to their individual expenditure reports on the Finance website. I say it is minimal because we again need to remember the experience in Scotland. Scotland has online searchable records of MPs' expenditure. All this is about is providing a link. There are a few steps one has to go through to be able to obtain the information. Why shouldn't that information be public? It is public money; it should be publicly available and easy to search. It is not good enough to say no. It is one small step to achieve some level of scrutiny of the considerable public money that we as MPs have the privilege to use. I commend the amendment to the chamber.</p> <p class="speaker">Stephen Conroy</p><p>I again indicate that we believe this should be looked at as a whole package. The amendments have merit, but we believe they should be considered as part of a whole package and so we will not be supporting them.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The coalition opposes the amendment moved by Senator Rhiannon.</p><p>The CHAIRMAN: The question is that amendment (3) on sheet 7391 revised 2 be agreed to.</p>
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