20th Sep 2018, 12:20 PM – Senate Motions - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - How it's implemented
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion introduced by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (SA), which means it failed.
Motion text
That—
(1) The Senate:
(a) notes that the Coalition Government has waived labour market testing for contractual service suppliers for six new countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11), as well as including investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms; and
(b) calls on the Federal Government to:
(i) remove Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions from the TPP-11, and
(ii) reinstate market testing for contractual service suppliers for Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, Canada, Mexico and Chile.
(2) There be laid on the table by the Leader of the Government in the Senate documents demonstrating that:
(a) ISDS provisions have been removed from the TPP; and
(b) labour market testing for contractual service suppliers has been reinstated for Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, Canada, Mexico and Chile.
(3) Further consideration of the Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018, or any other bill intended to implement any part of the TPP be deferred until the next sitting day after the documents specified in paragraph (2) are tabled.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Bernardi SA Australian Conservatives | No | |
| Australian Greens (89% turnout) | 8 Yes – 0 No | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (68% turnout) | 0 Yes – 17 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
| Kristina Keneally NSW | No | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | No | |
| David Smith ACT | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | Absent | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Absent | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Absent | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Centre Alliance (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Stirling Griff SA | Yes | |
| Rex Patrick SA | Yes | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Derryn Hinch Victoria Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | No | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Absent | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA Independent | No | |
| Steve Martin Tasmania Independent | No | |
| Tim Storer SA Independent | No | |
| Fraser Anning Queensland Katter's Australian Party | No | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (43% turnout) | 0 Yes – 10 No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | No | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Jim Molan NSW | No | |
| James Paterson Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Amanda Stoker Queensland | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Absent | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Absent | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
| Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
| National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | Absent | |
| John Williams NSW | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Peter Georgiou WA | Yes | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Yes | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria President | No | |
| Brian Burston NSW United Australia Party | Absent | |
| Totals (61% turnout) | 12 Yes – 34 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.