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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Put the question
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 78% attendance
9th Oct 2024, 10:42 AM – Senate Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In other words, they voted against giving it a second reading. This means the bill will no longer be considered further in parliament.
What does the bill do?
According to the bill homepage, the purpose of the bill is:
to prohibit a corporation with substantial market power from engaging in conduct that results in, or is likely to result in, an excessive price being charged for a good or service.
No rebellion
Note that West Australian Senator Fatima Payman (independent) is currently listed as a rebel voter but this is inaccurate because Senator Payman is no longer part of the Labor Party and is instead now an independent senator.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
- Fatima Payman voted Yes against the majority of the Australian Labor Party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (91% turnout) | 10 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 | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (83% turnout) | 1 Yes – 19 No | |
| Fatima Payman WA | Yes | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | No | |
| Lisa Darmanin Victoria | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| Varun Ghosh WA | No | |
| Nita Green Queensland | No | |
| Karen Grogan SA | No | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | 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 | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Absent | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | 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 | |
| Fatima Payman WA Independent | Absent | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland Independent | Absent | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Independent | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (36% turnout) | 0 Yes – 8 No | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | Absent | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
| Maria Kovacic NSW | Absent | |
| Kerrynne Liddle SA | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Dave Sharma NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Ross Cadell NSW | Absent | |
| Perin Davey NSW | Absent | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
| Sue Lines WA President | Absent | |
| Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | No | |
| Totals (59% turnout) | 16 Yes – 29 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.