Division Description Changes — Bills — Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020, Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; in Committee — 2nd Dec 2020

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senate vote 2020-12-02#4 Edited by mackay staff on 2023-01-20 11:20:52	Title Bills — Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020, Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; in Committee Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and another - in Committee - Definition of "foreign relations" Description ~~<p class="speaker">Janet Rice</p>~~ <p>I move Australian Greens amendment (1) on sheet 1078:</p> ~~<p class="italic">(1) Clause 4, page 5 (after line 3), after the definition of <i>Australia</i><i>'</i><i>s </i><i>foreign policy</i>, insert:</p>~~ ~~<p class="italic"><i>Australia</i> <i>'</i> <i>s foreign relations </i>means the relationship between Australia and foreign countries arising out of their dealings with each other.</p>~~ <p>This amendment is to define what 'foreign relations' means in the bill. A consistent theme throughout all the discussion and debate we have had on this bill is that key terms and definitions are undefined or poorly defined. This is a very simple amendment. We think it would have been a pretty obvious thing to include a definition of foreign relations. We hope that it's a useful one that will provide clarity in the legislation about, indeed, the extent of what is covered by this legislation.</p> ~~<p class="italic">The CHAIR: The question is that amendment (1) on sheet 1078, as moved by Senator Rice, be agreed to.</p>~~ The majority voted against [amendment (1) on sheet 1078](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-02.106.1), moved by Victorian Senator [Janet Rice](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/janet_rice (Greens), which means it failed. ### What did this amendment do? Senator Rice [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-02.106.1): > This amendment is to define what 'foreign relations' means in the bill. A consistent theme throughout all the discussion and debate we have had on this bill is that key terms and definitions are undefined or poorly defined. This is a very simple amendment. We think it would have been a pretty obvious thing to include a definition of foreign relations. We hope that it's a useful one that will provide clarity in the legislation about, indeed, the extent of what is covered by this legislation. ### Amendment text > (1) Clause 4, page 5 (after line 3), after the definition of Australia's foreign policy, insert: > > Australia ' s foreign relations means the relationship between Australia and foreign countries arising out of their dealings with each other.

~~Janet Rice~~
I move Australian Greens amendment (1) on sheet 1078:
~~(1) Clause 4, page 5 (after line 3), after the definition of Australia's foreign policy, insert:~~
~~Australia ' s foreign relations means the relationship between Australia and foreign countries arising out of their dealings with each other.~~
This amendment is to define what 'foreign relations' means in the bill. A consistent theme throughout all the discussion and debate we have had on this bill is that key terms and definitions are undefined or poorly defined. This is a very simple amendment. We think it would have been a pretty obvious thing to include a definition of foreign relations. We hope that it's a useful one that will provide clarity in the legislation about, indeed, the extent of what is covered by this legislation.
~~The CHAIR: The question is that amendment (1) on sheet 1078, as moved by Senator Rice, be agreed to.~~
The majority voted against [amendment (1) on sheet 1078](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-02.106.1), moved by Victorian Senator [Janet Rice](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/janet_rice (Greens), which means it failed.
### What did this amendment do?
Senator Rice [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-02.106.1):
> *This amendment is to define what 'foreign relations' means in the bill. A consistent theme throughout all the discussion and debate we have had on this bill is that key terms and definitions are undefined or poorly defined. This is a very simple amendment. We think it would have been a pretty obvious thing to include a definition of foreign relations. We hope that it's a useful one that will provide clarity in the legislation about, indeed, the extent of what is covered by this legislation.*
### Amendment text
> *(1) Clause 4, page 5 (after line 3), after the definition of Australia's foreign policy, insert:*
>
> *Australia ' s foreign relations means the relationship between Australia and foreign countries arising out of their dealings with each other.*