edited
25th Feb 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Lower disclosure threshold to $1K
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
2nd Dec 2021, 12:55 PM – Senate Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Event costs and proceeds
Summary
EditThe majority voted against amendments introduced by South Australian Senator Rex Patrick (Independent) and Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network), which means they failed.
Senator Patrick explained that:
the amendments before the chamber are to have disclosure around when people pay above a reasonable price for having a meal with a politician, be they a prime minister, a minister or an influential shadow minister. I have no issue with people going to dinner with parliamentarians. They shouldn't have to pay to do so. I think it's reasonable to recover the fee that is involved in serving a meal, but once the cost of the event gets above 15 per cent above the cost of the meal there needs to be some disclosure so that we don't have people dishing out large amounts of money just to be in the presence of someone. I think that's very wrong and un-Australian.
What does this bill do?
According to the bill homepage, the bill was introduced in order to:
- extend the application of the foreign donations framework to current sitting members of the House of Representatives and Senators;
- require members of the House of Representatives and Senators who receive gifts for the purpose of incurring electoral expenditure or creating or communicating electoral matter to lodge an annual return with the Australian Electoral Commission; and
- extend the period for which a person is taken to be a candidate by an additional six months for the purpose of the disclosure period for candidate and Senate group returns and for restrictions on receiving foreign donations.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (67% turnout) | 6 Yes – 0 No | |
| Dorinda Cox WA | Yes | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Absent | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria | Absent | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (12% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | No | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | No | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | Absent | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Absent | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Absent | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | Absent | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
| Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
| Nita Green Queensland | Absent | |
| Karen Grogan SA | Absent | |
| Kristina Keneally NSW | Absent | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Absent | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Absent | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | Absent | |
| Marielle Smith SA | Absent | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Absent | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Stirling Griff SA Centre Alliance | Absent | |
| Sam McMahon NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Absent | |
| Rex Patrick SA Independent | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | No | |
| Liberal Party (55% turnout) | 0 Yes – 16 No | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | No | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
| David Fawcett SA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | No | |
| James Paterson Victoria | No | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | No | |
| Ben Small WA | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Amanda Stoker Queensland | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA | Absent | |
| Greg Mirabella Victoria | Absent | |
| Jim Molan NSW | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (33% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Perin Davey NSW | No | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Absent | |
| Slade Brockman WA President | Absent | |
| Totals (39% turnout) | 8 Yes – 22 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.