Division Description Changes — Bills — Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020; in Committee — 9th Dec 2020

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senate vote 2020-12-09#24

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on 2020-12-18 14:50:45

Title

  • Bills — Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020; in Committee
  • Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Keep items unchanged

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>I will now deal with the amendments circulated by the Jackie Lambie Network. The question is that items (1), (2), (6) to (15), (17) to (49) and parts 2 and 3 of schedule 1 stand as printed.</p>
  • <p class="italic"> <i>Jackie Lambie Network's circulated amendments&#8212;</i></p>
  • The majority voted in favour of keeping unchanged items (1), (2), (6) to (15), (17) to (49) and parts 2 and 3 of [schedule 1](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=LEGISLATION;id=legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6608_first-reps%2F0001;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6608_first-reps%2F0000%22;rec=0). This division occurred after Tasmanian Senator [Jacqui Lambie](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/jacqui_lambie) proposed that they be opposed.
  • ### More about the bill
  • The [bill was introduced](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd033) "*to establish the [Cashless Debit Card](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashless_Welfare_Card) (CDC) as an ongoing program rather than a time-limited trial*". The CDC program is controversial for many reasons, not least the [limited evidence](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-16/little-data-cashless-debit-card-effective-unisa-researcher-says/12887258) that it is benefiting the communities where it is currently in operation.
  • Read more about the program and what the bill does in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd033).
  • <p class="italic">(2) Schedule 1, items 1 to 4, page 3 (lines 4 to 19), TO BE OPPOSED.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(3) Schedule 1, items 6 to 15, page 3 (line 22) to page 5 (line 15), TO BE OPPOSED.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(6) Schedule 1, items 17 to 49, page 5 (line 18) to page 10 (line 28), TO BE OPPOSED.</p>
  • <p class="italic">(7) Schedule 1, Parts 2 and 3, page 11 (line 1) to page 35 (line 10), TO BE OPPOSED.</p>