Bills — Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2023, Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Bill 2023, Administrative Review Tribunal (Con...
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
16th May 2024, 5:51 PM – Senate Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2024 and two others - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bills
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bills). This means our senators can now consider the bill in more detail.
What do the bills do?
The bills digest set out the following key points:
- The purpose of the Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2023 is to establish the Administrative Review Tribunal (the Tribunal), which will replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Bill details the Tribunal’s membership, structure, review procedures and other matters. It also re‑establishes the Administrative Review Council.
- The Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Bill 2023 repeals the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 and makes consequential amendments to a number of Commonwealth Acts.
- These Bills were introduced into Parliament on 7 December 2023 and were referred to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs for inquiry and report. The Committee recommended that the House pass the Bills. Submissions to the inquiry, while generally supportive of the purpose of the Bills include recommendations for further amendment.
- Both the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights have raised concerns with elements of the Bills.
- The Bills Digest at a glance section on pages 5–7 includes a summary of the key points about the Bills.
- A third Bill, the Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 2) Bill 2024 was introduced into Parliament on 7 February 2024.
- All three Bills have been referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 July 2024.
Votes 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 | |
| Steph Hodgins-May Victoria | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Barbara Pocock SA | Yes | |
| David Shoebridge NSW | Yes | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (79% turnout) | 19 Yes – 0 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
| Don Farrell SA | Yes | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Yes | |
| Varun Ghosh WA | Yes | |
| Nita Green Queensland | Yes | |
| Karen Grogan SA | Yes | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Yes | |
| Fatima Payman WA | Yes | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Jana Stewart Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | Yes | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | Absent | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | Absent | |
| Marielle Smith SA | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | No | |
| David Pocock ACT Independent | Yes | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Yes | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Independent | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | No | |
| Liberal Party (78% turnout) | 0 Yes – 18 No | |
| Alex Antic SA | No | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | No | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| David Fawcett SA | No | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Maria Kovacic NSW | No | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | No | |
| James Paterson Victoria | No | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | No | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | No | |
| Dave Sharma NSW | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
| Kerrynne Liddle SA | Absent | |
| Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
| National Party (75% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
| Ross Cadell NSW | No | |
| Perin Davey NSW | No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | No | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
| Sue Lines WA President | Yes | |
| Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | No | |
| Totals (80% turnout) | 34 Yes – 26 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.