edited
26th Apr 2019
Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Serious misconduct
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
3rd Apr 2019, 8:55 PM – Senate Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - No allowances where serious misconduct
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion introduced by Victorian Senator Derryn Hinch (Derryn Hinch's Justice Party), which means it failed. The motion would have added the words set out below to the usual second reading motion "That this bill be now read a second time," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. In other words, this motion would have left the bill unchanged but made certain other requests of the Government.
Motion text
At the end of the motion, add:
", but the Senate:
(a) notes public concerns that former Governors-General are entitled to receive allowances even if they have engaged in serious misconduct; and
(b) calls upon the Government to introduce legislation to amend the Governor- General Act 1974 to end the payment of allowances to Governors-General who have engaged in serious misconduct."
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 (56% turnout) | 0 Yes – 14 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | No | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | No | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| David Smith ACT | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Absent | |
| Kristina Keneally NSW | Absent | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Absent | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Absent | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Absent | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | 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 | Yes | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | No | |
| Steve Martin Tasmania Independent | No | |
| Fraser Anning Queensland Independent | Absent | |
| Tim Storer SA Independent | Absent | |
| Duncan Spender NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (65% turnout) | 0 Yes – 15 No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Jim Molan NSW | No | |
| James Paterson Victoria | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Amanda Stoker Queensland | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (67% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | No | |
| John Williams NSW | No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Peter Georgiou WA | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria President | Absent | |
| Brian Burston NSW United Australia Party | Absent | |
| Totals (61% turnout) | 13 Yes – 33 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.