For increasing accessibility of government data and documents

The federal government should make its data and documents more accessible for the general public and Parliament

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Voted very strongly for increasing accessibility of government data and documents

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Voted strongly for increasing accessibility of government data and documents

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Voted moderately for increasing accessibility of government data and documents

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Voted a mixture of for and against increasing accessibility of government data and documents

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Voted moderately against increasing accessibility of government data and documents

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Voted strongly against increasing accessibility of government data and documents

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Voted very strongly against increasing accessibility of government data and documents

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These divisions relate to the policy “for increasing accessibility of government data and documents”. Compare how a supporter of the policy would have voted to the division outcome.

Division Supporters vote Division outcome

23rd Jun 2021, 7:37 PM – Senate Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Water register

Yes Passed by a small majority

23rd Jun 2021, 4:30 PM – Senate Documents - Energy - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed

18th Mar 2021, 4:36 PM – Senate Documents - Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

22nd Feb 2021, 3:48 PM – Senate Documents - Future Submarines - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

17th Feb 2021, 4:21 PM – Senate Documents - Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability - Produce documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

10th Dec 2020, 7:26 PM – Senate Documents - Climate Ambition Summit - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

9th Dec 2020, 4:14 PM – Senate Documents - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

8th Dec 2020, 9:39 PM – Senate Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Publish certain information

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

8th Dec 2020, 4:48 PM – Senate Documents - Age of Criminal Responsibility - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a small majority

12th Nov 2020, 12:09 PM – Senate Documents - Covid-19: International Travel - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed

18th Jun 2020, 12:18 PM – Senate Documents - Rural and Regional Australia - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

17th Jun 2020, 4:22 PM – Senate Committees - Covid-19 Select Committee - Provide information

Yes Passed by a small majority

16th Jun 2020, 4:23 PM – Senate Documents - Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

11th Jun 2020, 4:46 PM – Senate Motions - Pensions and Benefits - Provide information about Robodebt

Yes Passed by a small majority

11th Jun 2020, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions - Sheean, Ordinary Seaman Edward (Teddy) - Provide advice to the Senate

Yes Passed by a small majority

26th Feb 2020, 4:25 PM – Senate Documents - Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed

26th Feb 2020, 3:52 PM – Senate Documents - Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a large majority

26th Feb 2020, 11:40 AM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Income Reporting and Other Measures) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Robodebt

Yes Not passed by a small majority

25th Feb 2020, 5:00 PM – Senate Documents - South Coast Track Huts Walk - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

25th Feb 2020, 4:51 PM – Senate Documents - Environment Restoration Fund and Communities Environment Program - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

25th Feb 2020, 4:47 PM – Senate Documents - Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

12th Feb 2020, 4:20 PM – Senate Documents - Energy - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed

5th Dec 2019, 12:39 PM – Senate Documents - Immigration Detention - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed

3rd Dec 2019, 4:04 PM – Senate Documents - Stromlo-1 Exploration Drilling Program - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

2nd Dec 2019, 4:25 PM – Senate Documents - Prime Minister - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

27th Nov 2019, 4:17 PM – Senate Documents - Pensions and Benefits - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

27th Nov 2019, 4:12 PM – Senate Documents - Pensions and Benefits - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

15th Oct 2019, 5:55 PM – Senate Documents - Asylum Seekers - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

31st Jul 2019, 4:26 PM – Senate Documents - Climate Change - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a small majority

22nd Jul 2019, 4:03 PM – Senate Documents - Commissioner of Taxation - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

2nd Apr 2019, 4:54 PM – Senate Documents - Seismic Testing - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

14th Feb 2019, 12:40 PM – Senate Documents - Gene Technology Regulations 2001 - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

14th Feb 2019, 12:34 PM – Senate Documents - Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

13th Feb 2019, 4:42 PM – Senate Documents - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

13th Feb 2019, 4:26 PM – Senate Documents - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

4th Dec 2018, 4:54 PM – Senate Documents - Mining - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

3rd Dec 2018, 4:46 PM – Senate Documents - Centrelink - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

29th Nov 2018, 12:23 PM – Senate Documents - Tourism Australia - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

28th Nov 2018, 4:09 PM – Senate Documents - Live Animal Exports - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

26th Nov 2018 – Senate Motions - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

26th Nov 2018 – Senate Motions - Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry - Publish submissions with consent

Yes Passed by a small majority

14th Nov 2018, 4:19 PM – Senate Documents - Gretals Australia Pty Ltd - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

14th Nov 2018, 4:16 PM – Senate Documents - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

14th Nov 2018, 4:12 PM – Senate Documents - Centrelink - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

13th Nov 2018, 4:01 PM – Senate Documents - Australian and Children's Screen Content Review - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

13th Nov 2018, 3:57 PM – Senate Documents - Australian Research Council - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

13th Nov 2018, 3:52 PM – Senate Documents - Australian Research Council - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

17th Oct 2018, 4:05 PM – Senate Motions - Order for the Production of Documents - National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Yes Passed by a small majority

16th Oct 2018, 3:50 PM – Senate Motions - Religious Freedom Review - Discrimination against LGBTI students and staff

Yes Passed by a small majority

20th Sep 2018, 10:01 AM – Senate Documents - Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

17th Sep 2018, 3:43 PM – Senate Motions - Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Table due diligence report

Yes Passed by a small majority

11th Sep 2018, 3:52 PM – Senate Documents - National Radioactive Waste Management Facility Site Selection Process - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

21st Aug 2018, 3:46 PM – Senate Documents - Department of Human Services - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

15th Aug 2018, 4:24 PM – Senate Documents - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

19th Jun 2018, 4:21 PM – Senate Documents - Department of Health - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

27th Mar 2018, 4:38 PM – Senate Documents - Future Submarine Project - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

20th Mar 2018, 3:50 PM – Senate Documents - Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

8th Feb 2018, 12:25 PM – Senate Documents - West Lorengau Haus - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

7th Dec 2017, 4:13 PM – Senate Documents - West Lorengau Haus - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

6th Dec 2017, 4:19 PM – Senate Documents - Environment - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

29th Nov 2017, 4:10 PM – Senate Documents - Department of Human Services - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

12th Sep 2017, 3:57 PM – Senate Documents - Defence Procurement - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

5th Sep 2017, 5:10 PM – Senate Motions - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination - Williamtown Investigation Area

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

4th Sep 2017, 4:13 PM – Senate Documents - Asylum Seekers - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

14th Jun 2017, 4:04 PM – Senate Documents - Live Animal Exports - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

10th May 2017, 5:30 PM – Senate Documents - Saudi Arabia: Human Rights - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

29th Mar 2017, 4:03 PM – Senate Documents - Saudi Arabia - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

10th Oct 2016, 4:18 PM – Senate Documents - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

12th Sep 2016, 3:54 PM – Senate Motions - Roads - Access to information

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

19th Apr 2016, 7:36 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Present documents to the Senate

Yes Passed by a small majority

15th Oct 2015, 12:18 PM – Senate Documents — Nous Group; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

10th Aug 2015, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions - Infrastructure - Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

22nd Jun 2015, 3:43 PM – Senate Motions - Production of Documents - Turn-back of vessels

Yes Passed by a small majority

3rd Mar 2015, 3:42 PM – Senate Documents – National Mental Health Commission – Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

12th Feb 2015, 12:22 PM – Senate Mental Health – Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

11th Feb 2015, 3:50 PM – Senate Motions — Request for more transparency in Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Yes Passed by a small majority

3rd Dec 2014, 4:07 PM – Senate Documents – PricewaterhouseCoopers Data Retention Legislation Report – Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

2nd Dec 2014, 3:58 PM – Senate Documents – China-Australia Trade Agreement – Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

24th Nov 2014, 4:44 PM – Senate Documents — Telecommunications; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

24th Nov 2014, 4:33 PM – Senate Documents — Asylum Seekers; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Passed by a small majority

29th Oct 2014 – Senate Motions - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - Give members of Parliament access to the draft text

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

28th Aug 2014, 12:06 PM – Senate Motions - ABC and SBS - Give Senate a copy of efficiency review

Yes (strong) Passed by a small majority

11th Oct 2012, 12:24 PM – Senate Documents — Public Interest Disclosure Bill, Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

11th Oct 2012, 12:20 PM – Senate Documents — National Data Retention Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

11th Oct 2012, 12:15 PM – Senate Documents — Data Retention Advice; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

10th Oct 2012, 3:50 PM – Senate Documents — Productivity Commission Report; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes Not passed by a small majority

19th Mar 2012, 4:18 PM – Senate Documents — Serco Training Manuals; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

28th Feb 2012, 3:42 PM – Senate Documents — Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

9th Feb 2012, 12:55 PM – Senate Documents — Gambling; Order for the Production of Documents

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

26th Feb 2007, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions - Smartcard - Privacy

Yes Not passed by a small majority

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