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senate vote 2018-11-27#5
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Bills — Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — General) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — Customs) Bill 2018, Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition — Excise) Bill 2018; Second Reading- Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018 and others - Second Reading - Relax import restrictions
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<p class="speaker">Fraser Anning</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add:</p>- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-27.54.1) to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), which is "*that the bill be read a second time*". That is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. The amendment was introduced by Queensland Senator [Fraser Anning](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/fraser_anning) (Independent).
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- > *At the end of the motion, add:*
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- > *", but the Senate:*
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- > *(a) notes that, as part of its inquiry into Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, the Productivity Commission recommended that the Government should progressively relax the restrictions on the importation of second-hand passenger and light commercial vehicles; and*
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- > *(b) calls on the Government to relax import restrictions on second-hand cars to allow widespread wholesale importation of late model second-hand vehicles from countries such as Japan."*
<p class="italic">", but the Senate:</p><p class="italic">(a) notes that, as part of its inquiry into Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, the Productivity Commission recommended that the Government should progressively relax the restrictions on the importation of second-hand passenger and light commercial vehicles; and</p><p class="italic">(b) calls on the Government to relax import restrictions on second-hand cars to allow widespread wholesale importation of late model second-hand vehicles from countries such as Japan."</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question is that the second reading amendment moved by Senator Anning be agreed to.</p>
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