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14th Mar 2019
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Definitions
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
14th Feb 2019, 11:22 AM – Senate Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion introduced by WA Senator Jordon Steele-John (Greens), which means it failed.
Motion text
At the end of the motion, add:
", and the bill be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 2 April 2019."
What does this bill do?
The bill was introduced to:
speed up the mandated review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 by requiring that it take place before the end of the 18 month period beginning on the day the Act received Royal Assent; and
extend the definition of 'interception agency' to include the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, the Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales, the New South Wales Crime Commission, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission of New South Wales, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission of Victoria, the Crime and Corruption Commission of Queensland, the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (SA) and the Corruption and Crime Commission (WA).
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Bernardi SA Australian Conservatives | Absent | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| Australian Labor Party (36% turnout) | 0 Yes – 9 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| David Smith ACT | No | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Absent | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Absent | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Absent | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
| Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
| Kristina Keneally NSW | Absent | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | Absent | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Absent | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Absent | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Absent | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Centre Alliance (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Stirling Griff SA | No | |
| Rex Patrick SA | No | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Derryn Hinch Victoria Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | No | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Absent | |
| Tim Storer SA Independent | Yes | |
| Fraser Anning Queensland Independent | No | |
| Steve Martin Tasmania Independent | No | |
| 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 (55% turnout) | 0 Yes – 12 No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | No | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
| David Fawcett SA | No | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Jim Molan NSW | No | |
| James Paterson Victoria | No | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | No | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Amanda Stoker Queensland | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Absent | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Absent | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| National Party (33% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| John Williams NSW | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| Peter Georgiou WA | Yes | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria President | Absent | |
| Brian Burston NSW United Australia Party | Absent | |
| Totals (53% turnout) | 12 Yes – 28 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.