Division Description Changes — Bills — Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Extend Family Assistance to Abstudy Secondary School Boarding Students Aged 16 and Over) Bill 2019; Second Reading — 10th Sep 2019

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representatives vote 2019-09-10#10 Edited by mackay staff on 2019-09-27 15:30:53	Title Bills — Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Extend Family Assistance to Abstudy Secondary School Boarding Students Aged 16 and Over) Bill 2019; Second Reading Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Extend Family Assistance to Abstudy Secondary School Boarding Students Aged 16 and Over) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students Description ~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~ <p>In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Barton on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with standing orders. No further debate is allowed. The original question was that this bill be now read second time. To this the honourable member for Barton moved as an amendment that all words after 'That' be omitted with a view to substituting other words. The question before the House is that the amendment moved by the member for Barton be agreed to.</p> The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2019-09-10.12.1) to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) "that the bills be read a second time", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Since this vote was unsuccessful, the second reading motion will remain unchanged. ### Amendment 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: > > (1) notes that: > >> (a) students from remote areas do not have access to the high school education options taken for granted in cities; >> >> (b) while boarding school works well for some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, it is not the best option for many others—taking students away from family, community, country and language; >> >> (c) there are many reasons for the high turnover of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at boarding school, including levels of cultural awareness and understanding; and >> >> (d) the lack of secondary school options closer to home contributes to the gap in high school completion rates; and > > (2) calls on the Government to increase investment in public and community school options that are closer to home, and will allow more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to finish high school".

~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~
<p>In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Barton on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with standing orders. No further debate is allowed. The original question was that this bill be now read second time. To this the honourable member for Barton moved as an amendment that all words after 'That' be omitted with a view to substituting other words. The question before the House is that the amendment moved by the member for Barton be agreed to.</p>
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2019-09-10.12.1) to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html) "*that the bills be read a second time*", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Since this vote was unsuccessful, the second reading motion will remain unchanged.
### Amendment text
> *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:*
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> *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House:*
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> *(1) notes that:*
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>> *(a) students from remote areas do not have access to the high school education options taken for granted in cities;*
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>> *(b) while boarding school works well for some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, it is not the best option for many others—taking students away from family, community, country and language;*
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>> *(c) there are many reasons for the high turnover of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at boarding school, including levels of cultural awareness and understanding; and*
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>> *(d) the lack of secondary school options closer to home contributes to the gap in high school completion rates; and*
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> *(2) calls on the Government to increase investment in public and community school options that are closer to home, and will allow more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to finish high school".*