Division Description Changes — Bills — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019; Second Reading — 17th Feb 2021

Change	Division
senate vote 2021-02-17#10 Edited by mackay staff on 2022-07-15 09:34:08	Title Bills — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019; Second Reading Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Defer consideration Description ~~<p class="speaker">Murray Watt</p>~~ <p>On behalf of Senator Pratt, I move:</p> The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-02-17.182.1) to the usual second reading motion. The usual second reading motions is "that the bills be read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Amendment text > At the end of the motion, add: > *> ", but the** Senate is of the opinion that:* > > (a) the Government proposal to merge the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court is deeply flawed and will do nothing to alleviate any of the fundamental problems plaguing the family law system – a system the Government has neglected for the last seven years; and > > (b) further consideration of the bill should be deferred until the government responds to the Australian Law Reform Commission's report Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System, which made 60 recommendations for reform." <p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add:</p> ~~<p class="italic">", but the Senate is of the opinion that:</p>~~ <p class="italic">(a) the Government proposal to merge the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court is deeply flawed and will do nothing to alleviate any of the fundamental problems plaguing the family law system – a system the Government has neglected for the last seven years; and</p> <p class="italic">(b) further consideration of the bill should be deferred until the government responds to the Australian Law Reform Commission's report <i>Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System</i>, which made 60 recommendations for reform."</p> ~~<p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>~~ ~~<p>The question is that the opposition amendment moved by Senator Watt on behalf of Senator Pratt be agreed to.</p>~~

~~Murray Watt~~
On behalf of Senator Pratt, I move:
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-02-17.182.1) to the usual second reading motion. The usual second reading motions is "*that the bills be read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.
### Amendment text
> *At the end of the motion, add:*
>
> *", but the Senate is of the opinion that:*
>
> *(a) the Government proposal to merge the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court is deeply flawed and will do nothing to alleviate any of the fundamental problems plaguing the family law system – a system the Government has neglected for the last seven years; and*
>
> *(b) further consideration of the bill should be deferred until the government responds to the Australian Law Reform Commission's report Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System, which made 60 recommendations for reform."*
At the end of the motion, add:
~~", but the Senate is of the opinion that:~~
(a) the Government proposal to merge the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court is deeply flawed and will do nothing to alleviate any of the fundamental problems plaguing the family law system – a system the Government has neglected for the last seven years; and
(b) further consideration of the bill should be deferred until the government responds to the Australian Law Reform Commission's report Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System, which made 60 recommendations for reform."
~~Scott Ryan~~
~~The question is that the opposition amendment moved by Senator Watt on behalf of Senator Pratt be agreed to.~~