edited
10th Oct 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Labor amendment to second reading motion
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
14th Aug 2007, 5:53 PM – Senate Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 and related bills - Second Reading - Labor amendment to second reading motion
Summary
EditThis division relates to the Policy For the NT National Emergency Response.
The majority voted against an amendment introduced by Labor Senator Chris Evans, which means that it was unsuccessful. His amendment would have added to the original motion "that the bills be read a second time" in relation to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007, the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 and the Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007.
This amendment reflects a previous Labor amendment introduced in the House of Representatives.(See the division on that amendment here. )
Background to the bills
The Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 was introduced along with four other bills:
- the Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007
- the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007
- the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008, and
- the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008.
This legislation was introduced in response to the Report of the Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse, known as the Little Children are Sacred report, which was publicly released on 15 June 2007.(Read more about the background of the bills in the interim bills digest. ) That report came after concerns were raised on ABC's Lateline program in 2006.(Read the transcript for the Lateline programs that addressed the issue of child abuse in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory here (the May 2006 program) and here (the June 2006 program).)
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Democrats (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Lyn Allison Victoria | Yes | |
| Andrew Bartlett Queensland | Yes | |
| Andrew Murray WA | Yes | |
| Natasha Stott Despoja SA | Yes | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kerry Nettle NSW | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (81% turnout) | 22 Yes – 0 No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| George Campbell NSW | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Yes | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Yes | |
| Chris Evans WA | Yes | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Yes | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | Yes | |
| Annette Hurley SA | Yes | |
| Linda Kirk SA | Yes | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Yes | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Yes | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | Yes | |
| Robert Ray Victoria | Yes | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Yes | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Ruth Webber WA | Yes | |
| Dana Wortley SA | Yes | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | Absent | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | Absent | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| John Hogg Queensland Deputy President | Yes | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (84% turnout) | 0 Yes – 26 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
| Judith Adams WA | No | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | No | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | No | |
| George Brandis Queensland | No | |
| Grant Chapman SA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | No | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | No | |
| Chris Ellison WA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Mary Fisher SA | No | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Rod Kemp Victoria | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | No | |
| Kay Patterson Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | No | |
| John Watson Tasmania | No | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | Absent | |
| Ross Lightfoot WA | Absent | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Absent | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Absent | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 5 No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | No | |
| Sandy Macdonald NSW | No | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Paul Calvert Tasmania President | No | |
| Totals (88% turnout) | 32 Yes – 33 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.