14th Nov 2023, 12:22 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time. This means they can now consider the bill in more detail.
What does this bill do?
According to the bills digest:
- The main purpose of the Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (the Bill) is to extend provisions relating to control orders, preventative detention orders and terrorism-related stop, search and seizure powers, currently due to sunset on 7 December 2023, for a further three years to 7 December 2026.
- These powers have been subject to sunset clauses since their enactment in 2005 and this will be the fifth time in which they have been extended.
- The Bill will also implement the Government’s response to certain recommendations made by the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) in their most recent reviews of those provisions. Both the INSLM and the PJCIS recommended that stronger safeguards be imposed with respect to these powers.
- The Bill will also amend the list of conditions that may be imposed as part of the control orders scheme to give the court the discretion to impose ‘a very broad range of conditions directed at all aspects of a person’s life’.
- Stakeholders, including the Law Council of Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission, have previously raised concerns about the operation and extension of these provisions.
- Parliamentary committees, including the Senate Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Bills and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, have also previously raised concerns about these powers, including the justification for their extension.
Votes Passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
Party | Votes | |
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Australian Greens (82% turnout) | 0 Yes – 9 No | |
Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | No | |
Mehreen Faruqi NSW | No | |
Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
Barbara Pocock SA | No | |
Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
David Shoebridge NSW | No | |
Larissa Waters Queensland | No | |
Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
Dorinda Cox WA | Absent | |
Jordon Steele-John WA | Absent | |
Australian Labor Party (68% turnout) | 17 Yes – 0 No | |
Tim Ayres NSW | Yes | |
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
Katy Gallagher ACT | Yes | |
Nita Green Queensland | Yes | |
Karen Grogan SA | Yes | |
Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
Fatima Payman WA | Yes | |
Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
Tony Sheldon NSW | Yes | |
Marielle Smith SA | Yes | |
Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
Jess Walsh Victoria | Yes | |
Murray Watt Queensland | Yes | |
Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
Raff Ciccone Victoria | Absent | |
Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
Jana Stewart Victoria | Absent | |
Linda White Victoria | Absent | |
Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | Absent | |
David Pocock ACT Independent | Absent | |
Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Absent | |
David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
Jacqui Lambie Network (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
Jacqui Lambie Tasmania | Yes | |
Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania | Yes | |
Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
Liberal Party (14% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Yes | |
Hollie Hughes NSW | Yes | |
Paul Scarr Queensland | Yes | |
Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
Wendy Askew Tasmania | Absent | |
Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
Claire Chandler Tasmania | Absent | |
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
Sarah Henderson Victoria | Absent | |
Jane Hume Victoria | Absent | |
Maria Kovacic NSW | Absent | |
Kerrynne Liddle SA | Absent | |
Matt O'Sullivan WA | Absent | |
James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
Gerard Rennick Queensland | Absent | |
Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
Anne Ruston SA | Absent | |
Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Ross Cadell NSW | Absent | |
Perin Davey NSW | Absent | |
Susan McDonald Queensland | Absent | |
Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
Sue Lines WA President | Yes | |
Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | Yes | |
Totals (45% turnout) | 25 Yes – 9 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.