Division Description Changes — Bills — Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023, National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023, Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023; in Committee — 13th Sep 2023

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senate vote 2023-09-13#8 Edited by mackay staff on 2024-01-19 13:40:55	Title Bills — Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023, National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023, Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023; in Committee National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 - in Committee - Qualification requirements for appointed members Description ~~<p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p>~~ <p>We come to the remaining question before the committee, which is in relation to sheets 1882 and 2105, standing in the name of the opposition.</p> The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr6971_amend_13ffeb4b-d480-4120-bd76-917a7309fe2b%22;rec=0) introduced by South Australian Senator [Anne Ruston](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/anne_ruston) (Liberal), which means it failed. ### Amendment text > Clause 22, page 13 (lines 27 to 30), omit subclause (3), substitute: > > (3) In appointing members, the Minister must ensure that: > *>> (a) the appointed members collectively have an appropriate balance of qualific*ations, skills or experience in the fields mentioned in subsection (2); and >> >> (b) at least one of the appointed members has a substantial connection to, or substantial experience in, one or more regional areas of Australia through business, industry or community involvement. ~~<p class="speaker">Anne Ruston</p>~~ <p>My understanding is that there is a different voting intention on a pair request in relation to sheets 1882 and 2105. I would seek, if that's the case, for them to be put separately. I believe Senator Thorpe was voting differently.</p> ~~<p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p>~~ <p>I'm advised by the table staff that because the first question in relation to schedule 4 standing as printed was resolved in the affirmative, that I'm only to move 2105 now. So there will only be one question put. I intend to put it. The question now before the committee is that the remaining amendments on sheet 2105 to the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 be agreed to.</p> ~~<p class="italic"> <i>Opposition's circulated amendments—</i></p>~~ ~~<p class="italic">(1) Clause 22, page 13 (lines 27 to 30), omit subclause (3), substitute:</p>~~ ~~<p class="italic">(3) In appointing members, the Minister must ensure that:</p>~~ ~~<p class="italic">(a) the appointed members collectively have an appropriate balance of qualifications, skills or experience in the fields mentioned in subsection (2); and</p>~~ <p class="italic">(b) at least one of the appointed members has a substantial connection to, or substantial experience in, one or more regional areas of Australia through business, industry or community involvement.</p> ~~<p></p>~~

~~Andrew McLachlan~~
We come to the remaining question before the committee, which is in relation to sheets 1882 and 2105, standing in the name of the opposition.
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr6971_amend_13ffeb4b-d480-4120-bd76-917a7309fe2b%22;rec=0) introduced by South Australian Senator [Anne Ruston](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/anne_ruston) (Liberal), which means it failed.
### Amendment text
> *Clause 22, page 13 (lines 27 to 30), omit subclause (3), substitute:*
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> *(3) In appointing members, the Minister must ensure that:*
>
>> *(a) the appointed members collectively have an appropriate balance of qualifications, skills or experience in the fields mentioned in subsection (2); and*
>>
>> *(b) at least one of the appointed members has a substantial connection to, or substantial experience in, one or more regional areas of Australia through business, industry or community involvement.*
~~Anne Ruston~~
My understanding is that there is a different voting intention on a pair request in relation to sheets 1882 and 2105. I would seek, if that's the case, for them to be put separately. I believe Senator Thorpe was voting differently.
~~Andrew McLachlan~~
I'm advised by the table staff that because the first question in relation to schedule 4 standing as printed was resolved in the affirmative, that I'm only to move 2105 now. So there will only be one question put. I intend to put it. The question now before the committee is that the remaining amendments on sheet 2105 to the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 be agreed to.
~~ Opposition's circulated amendments—~~
~~(1) Clause 22, page 13 (lines 27 to 30), omit subclause (3), substitute:~~
~~(3) In appointing members, the Minister must ensure that:~~
~~(a) the appointed members collectively have an appropriate balance of qualifications, skills or experience in the fields mentioned in subsection (2); and~~
(b) at least one of the appointed members has a substantial connection to, or substantial experience in, one or more regional areas of Australia through business, industry or community involvement.
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