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senate vote 2024-06-25#10
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Bills — Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2024-2025, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025; Second Reading- Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024 and four others - Second Reading - Increase funding for legal assistance services
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<p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p><p>The question now is that the second reading amendment circulated by Senator Thorpe on sheet 2687 be agreed to.</p>-
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2024-06-25.149.2) introduced by Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lidia_thorpe) (Independent), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the text below to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea).
- ### Amendment text
- > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:*
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- > *(a) notes that:*
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- >> *(i) the [Independent Review of the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020-2025](https://www.ag.gov.au/legal-system/publications/independent-review-national-legal-assistance-partnership-2020-25) (NLAP) found that current funding is far below what is needed for critical legal assistance services to meet growing demand,*
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- >> *(ii) the NLAP made 39 recommendations for significantly increased funding for legal assistance services and changes to the way funding is delivered which the Government has not yet responded to,*
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- >> *(iii) the May budget allocated $41.4 million to legal assistance services, with just $15.4 million of that earmarked for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services sector, which was calling for $229 million in funding to meet increased demand and operational costs; and*
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- > *(b) calls on the Government to provide the full amount of recommended urgent funding for legal assistance programs to provide lifesaving support services".*
<p class="italic"> <i>Senator Thorpe's circulated amendment—</i></p><p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:</p><p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(i) the Independent Review of the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020-2025 (NLAP) found that current funding is far below what is needed for critical legal assistance services to meet growing demand,</p><p class="italic">(ii) the NLAP made 39 recommendations for significantly increased funding for legal assistance services and changes to the way funding is delivered which the Government has not yet responded to,</p><p class="italic">(iii) the May budget allocated $41.4 million to legal assistance services, with just $15.4 million of that earmarked for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services sector, which was calling for $229 million in funding to meet increased demand and operational costs; and</p><p class="italic">(b) calls on the Government to provide the full amount of recommended urgent funding for legal assistance programs to provide lifesaving support services".</p><p></p><p></p> -
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