Division Description Changes — Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017; in Committee — 12th Feb 2018

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senate vote 2018-02-12#4 Edited by mackay staff on 2023-07-21 14:31:54	Title Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017; in Committee Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Keep item 1, schedule 1 unchanged Description ~~<p class="speaker">Doug Cameron</p>~~ ~~<p>The opposition opposes item 1 in schedule 1 in the following terms:</p>~~ ~~<p class="italic">(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 4 to 6), to be opposed.</p>~~ ~~<p>That is, basically, the short title of the act.</p>~~ ~~<p class="speaker">Concetta Fierravanti-Wells</p>~~ ~~<p>We will oppose this amendment. I've outlined the government's position previously, and we will be opposing this amendment as well.</p>~~ ~~<p class="speaker">Doug Cameron</p>~~ <p>Could I take the opportunity, with the crossbench here, to say that it's been clear tonight that the position adopted by the government is based on flawed analysis of what's been happening in the Kimberley and Ceduna areas. We take the view that the crossbench should support this because it's a good middle position between what the government's proposing and complete opposition to this bill. It provides a number of amendments that would have softened the bill, but you've voted against that. Now's the opportunity for you to actually reconsider and support a proposition that means a good middle ground on this bill.</p> <p>The CHAIR: The question is that item 1 of schedule 1 stand as printed.</p> The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-02-12.270.1) that item 1 of schedule 1 stand as printed. In other words, they voted to leave that item unchanged. This motion was put after NSW Senator [Doug Cameron](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/doug_cameron) (Labor) moved a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-02-12.268.1) to oppose the item.

~~Doug Cameron~~
~~The opposition opposes item 1 in schedule 1 in the following terms:~~
~~(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 4 to 6), to be opposed.~~
~~That is, basically, the short title of the act.~~
~~Concetta Fierravanti-Wells~~
~~We will oppose this amendment. I've outlined the government's position previously, and we will be opposing this amendment as well.~~
~~Doug Cameron~~
Could I take the opportunity, with the crossbench here, to say that it's been clear tonight that the position adopted by the government is based on flawed analysis of what's been happening in the Kimberley and Ceduna areas. We take the view that the crossbench should support this because it's a good middle position between what the government's proposing and complete opposition to this bill. It provides a number of amendments that would have softened the bill, but you've voted against that. Now's the opportunity for you to actually reconsider and support a proposition that means a good middle ground on this bill.
The CHAIR: The question is that item 1 of schedule 1 stand as printed.
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-02-12.270.1) that item 1 of schedule 1 stand as printed. In other words, they voted to leave that item unchanged. This motion was put after NSW Senator [Doug Cameron](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/doug_cameron) (Labor) moved a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-02-12.268.1) to oppose the item.