edited
8th Jan 2016
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - General purpose financial report
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
3rd Dec 2015, 7:15 PM – Senate Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Tax information of some companies earning over $200m
Summary
EditThe majority voted against Senator Ricky Muir's amendent, which related to the same provisions as the previous Labor amendment and later Greens amendment, but with some differences.
Read Senator Muir's amendment in its context (at 7:10pm) to compare it.
What does the bill do?
The bill strengthens the laws against tax avoidance for certain companies. For example, it introduces anti-avoidance measures to deal with multinational companies with an annual global income of more than $A1 billion that use schemes to avoid having to pay tax in Australia or at least reduce that tax to a minimum.
To learn more about the bill, see the bills digest.
Votes Not passed by a large majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (90% turnout) | 0 Yes – 9 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Scott Ludlam WA | No | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | No | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Robert Simms SA | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 12 No | |
| Joe Bullock WA | No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | No | |
| Sam Dastyari NSW | No | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | No | |
| Sue Lines WA | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Nova Peris NT | No | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | Absent | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | Absent | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Absent | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Ricky Muir Victoria Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party | Yes | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria Deputy President | No | |
| Bob Day SA Family First Party | Absent | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Independent | Yes | |
| Glenn Lazarus Queensland Independent | Yes | |
| John Madigan Victoria Independent | Yes | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Independent | Yes | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (60% turnout) | 0 Yes – 15 No | |
| Christopher Back WA | No | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | No | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Sean Edwards SA | No | |
| David Fawcett SA | No | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Jo Lindgren Queensland | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | No | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Absent | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
| John Williams NSW | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | Absent | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | Absent | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Nick Xenophon Team | Absent | |
| Dio Wang WA Palmer United Party | Yes | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania President | Absent | |
| Totals (62% turnout) | 7 Yes – 40 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.