edited
3rd Sep 2017
Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Oppose the bill
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 94% attendance
18th Oct 2017, 12:14 PM – Senate Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017 - in Committee - Location of corporation
Summary
EditThe majority voted against the following motion:
(5) Clause 12, page 11 (lines 20 and 21), omit “responsible Ministers may give a written direction to the Corporation about”, substitute “rules must provide for”.
Labor Senator Carol Brown explained that:
This amendment removes the minister's being able to direct where the corporation must be located. Instead, the rules must provide for where the corporation is to be located.
What does this bill do?
The bill was introduced to create a Regional Investment Corporation to administer farm business loans and financial assistance granted to states and territories. Read more about it in the bills digest.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Bernardi SA Australian Conservatives | Yes | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 7 Yes – 0 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | Yes | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (72% turnout) | 18 Yes – 0 No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Yes | |
| Sam Dastyari NSW | Yes | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Yes | |
| Don Farrell SA | Yes | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | Yes | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Yes | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Yes | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Yes | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Yes | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Absent | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | Absent | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Absent | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| Derryn Hinch Victoria Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | No | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Yes | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA Independent | No | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Independent | Absent | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (71% turnout) | 0 Yes – 15 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
| David Fawcett SA | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| James Paterson Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | No | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | Absent | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (75% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | No | |
| John Williams NSW | Absent | |
| Nick Xenophon Team (67% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Skye Kakoschke-Moore SA | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA | No | |
| Stirling Griff SA | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Brian Burston NSW | No | |
| Peter Georgiou WA | No | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | No | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania President | No | |
| Totals (77% turnout) | 28 Yes – 29 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.