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10th Jul 2020
Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
17th Jun 2020, 11:23 AM – Senate Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Exemptions for large proprietary companies
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of amendments introduced by SA Senator Rex Patrick (Centre Alliance), which means it succeeded.
What do the amendments do?
Senator Patrick explained that:
This amendment seeks to remove from the statutes an exemption for 1,119 large proprietary companies from having to lodge an annual return with ASIC. That exemption creates a situation where there is scope for aggressive tax minimisation. That is what was presented to the Senate committee inquiring into corporate tax avoidance in the 44th and 45th parliaments. It also creates a situation where you have one class of companies and another class of companies. Any new company that comes along that meets the criteria for annual reports doesn't get an exemption. We can't have a situation where we have elite, wealthy business owners simply not having to lodge annual reports.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (89% turnout) | 8 Yes – 0 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | Yes | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (76% turnout) | 19 Yes – 0 No | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | Yes | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | Yes | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Yes | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | Yes | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Yes | |
| Nita Green Queensland | Yes | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Yes | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Yes | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | Yes | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Yes | |
| Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
| Kristina Keneally NSW | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Marielle Smith SA | Absent | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Centre Alliance (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| Rex Patrick SA | Yes | |
| Stirling Griff SA | Absent | |
| Sam McMahon NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (79% turnout) | 0 Yes – 23 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
| Alex Antic SA | No | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | No | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | No | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
| Jim Molan NSW | No | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | No | |
| James Paterson Victoria | No | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | No | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | No | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Amanda Stoker Queensland | No | |
| David Van Victoria | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | Absent | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
| Perin Davey NSW | No | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Yes | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria President | No | |
| Totals (79% turnout) | 32 Yes – 28 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.