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12th May 2023
Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Whistleblowers
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 52% attendance
15th Jun 2023, 10:35 AM – Senate Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Meaning of public interest disclosure
Summary
EditThe majority voted against an amendment introduced by NSW Senator David Shoebridge (Greens), which means it failed.
What does this amendment do?
Senator Shoebridge explained that:
What these amendments seek to do is to say that, if those actions of a whistleblower were in good faith, were in the public interest and were seeking to comply with the PID Act, even if there is a legal technicality, the court has discretion to extend the defences of the PID Act to protect the whistleblower.
Amendment text
(1) Schedule 1, page 30 (after line 20), after item 50, insert:
50A Paragraph 26(1)(c)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(c) either:
(i) in the case of an item other than items 2 and 3—all the further requirements set out in column 3 of the item are met; or
(ii) in the case of items 2 and 3—all the further requirements set out in column 3 of the item are met or the disclosure is otherwise reasonable and in the public interest, having regard to all of the circumstances.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 11 Yes – 0 No | |
| Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | Yes | |
| Dorinda Cox WA | Yes | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Barbara Pocock SA | Yes | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
| David Shoebridge NSW | Yes | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (68% turnout) | 0 Yes – 17 No | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| Karen Grogan SA | No | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
| Fatima Payman WA | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | No | |
| Marielle Smith SA | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | No | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | Absent | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Absent | |
| Nita Green Queensland | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
| Jana Stewart Victoria | Absent | |
| Linda White Victoria | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | Absent | |
| David Pocock ACT Independent | Yes | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Network (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania | Absent | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (13% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | Absent | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Absent | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | Absent | |
| Maria Kovacic NSW | Absent | |
| Kerrynne Liddle SA | Absent | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | Absent | |
| Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (25% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Ross Cadell NSW | No | |
| Perin Davey NSW | Absent | |
| 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 | |
| Sue Lines WA President | Absent | |
| Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | Absent | |
| Totals (45% turnout) | 13 Yes – 21 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.