edited
22nd Mar 2024
Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Methods of payment
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
6th Dec 2023, 7:36 PM – Senate Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Committee of the Whole - Methods of payment
Summary
EditThe majority voted against amendments introduced by Victorian Senator Sarah Henderson (Liberal), which means they failed.
Amendment text
(1) Schedule 1, item 15, page 6 (line 24), omit “currency;”, substitute “currency.”.
(2) Schedule 1, item 15, page 6 (lines 25 and 26), omit paragraph 15C(4A)(d).
What is paragraph 15C(4A)?
According to the bills digest:
The payment methods specified in proposed subsection 15C(4A) are a credit card, an account, service or facility in which payment is made from a linked credit card (primarily digital wallets), digital currency (or cryptocurrency), or a method determined by the Minister by disallowable legislative instrument. The allowance for Ministerial discretion is to account for any possible new forms of credit developed to circumvent the new restrictions.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (73% turnout) | 0 Yes – 8 No | |
| Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
| Barbara Pocock SA | No | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
| David Shoebridge NSW | No | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Dorinda Cox WA | Absent | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Absent | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (72% turnout) | 0 Yes – 18 No | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | No | |
| Nita Green Queensland | No | |
| Karen Grogan SA | No | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | 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 | |
| Jana Stewart Victoria | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | Absent | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
| Linda White Victoria | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | Yes | |
| David Pocock ACT Independent | No | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| Jacqui Lambie Network (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania | Yes | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Yes | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (57% turnout) | 13 Yes – 0 No | |
| Alex Antic SA | Yes | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | Yes | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Yes | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | Yes | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Yes | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | Yes | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | Yes | |
| Kerrynne Liddle SA | Yes | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | Yes | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | Yes | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Yes | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Yes | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | Yes | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
| Maria Kovacic NSW | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| Dave Sharma NSW | Absent | |
| Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
| National Party (75% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
| Perin Davey NSW | Yes | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | Yes | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Yes | |
| Ross Cadell NSW | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Yes | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
| Sue Lines WA President | No | |
| Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | Yes | |
| Totals (68% turnout) | 24 Yes – 28 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.