The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion ("That this bill be read a second time").
Reading a bill for a second time is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.
Amendment text
At the end of the motion, add:
“, but the Senate is of the opinion that the Government must reinstate the SBS’s revenue shortfall of $9 million as included in the 2017-18 Budget.”
Main idea of the bill
- enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to make online content service provider rules which impose gambling promotions restrictions on online content service providers;
- provide the ACMA with the power to determine program standards about gambling promotional content which apply to certain broadcasters and subscriptions providers; and
- require the ACMA to monitor compliance with online content service provider rules.