Division Description Changes — Bills — Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018; Second Reading — 11th Sep 2018

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representatives vote 2018-09-11#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2018-10-26 15:04:05	Title Bills — Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018; Second Reading Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Access to legal representation Description <p class="motion-notice motion-notice-notext">No motion text available</p> The majority voted against a motion that would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) "that the bill be read a second time" (in other words, "that the MPs agree with the main idea of the bill"), which means it failed. The motion was introduced by Labor MP [Mark Dreyfus](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/isaacs/mark_dreyfus). ### Motion text > That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: > "whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls on the Government to provide adequate funding for Legal Aid to ensure sufficient access to legal representation in order to facilitate a ban on direct cross-examination of family violence survivors in court."

Bills — Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018; Second Reading
Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Access to legal representation

<p class="motion-notice motion-notice-notext">No motion text available</p>
The majority voted against a motion that would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) "that the bill be read a second time" (in other words, "that the MPs agree with the main idea of the bill"), which means it failed. The motion was introduced by Labor MP [Mark Dreyfus](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/isaacs/mark_dreyfus).
### Motion text
> *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:*
> *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls on the Government to provide adequate funding for Legal Aid to ensure sufficient access to legal representation in order to facilitate a ban on direct cross-examination of family violence survivors in court."*