Australian Research Council Amendment (Review Response) Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Agree with the bill's main idea
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
Division last edited 5 days ago by mackay staff
The majority voted in favour of a motion "that the bill as amended be agreed to." In other words, they voted to agree with the bill as it currently stands, including the amendments previously agreed with. This means they can now consider whether to pass the bill in the Senate.
According to the bills digest (which is a document prepared by the parliamentary library):
The Australian Research Council Amendment (Review Response) Bill 2023 (the Bill) amends the Australian Research Council Act 2001 (ARC Act) to make changes to the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) purpose, oversight and funding arrangements.
The Bill inserts a revised objects provision into the ARC Act, with the aim of establishing a clearer statement of the ARC’s purpose.
The Bill establishes an ARC Board as the accountable authority of the ARC. The Board will have skills-based appointees, First Nations representation, and a representative of regional, rural and remote Australia. The Bill devolves the appointment process for the Chief Executive Officer to the Board, in consultation with the Minister.
The Bill makes the Board responsible for providing advice to the Minister on funding rules (grant guidelines), with approved funding rules now subject to disallowance.
The Board will also have responsibility for approving spending on research programs under funding rules, including grants within the National Competitive Grants Program. The Minister will retain the ability to approve grants for designated research programs, which currently include ARC Centres of Excellence, Industrial Transformation Training Centres and Industrial Transformation Research Hubs. The Minister also retains the right to direct the ARC to not fund a research proposal or to recover funds from previously approved research grants based on security, defence or international relations concerns.
The Bill changes the funding arrangements for the ARC to enable greater funding flexibility and certainty, and to reduce legislative burden.
The Bill implements 6 recommendations from Trusting Australia’s Ability: Review of the Australian Research Council Act 2001.
The main organisations representing universities are broadly supportive of the Bill.
The Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills has sought advice from the Minister on a number of aspects of the Bill. The Bill has been referred to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 5 February 2024.
Nobody rebelled against their party.
Party | Votes | |
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Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 11 Yes – 0 No | |
Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | Yes | |
Dorinda Cox WA | Yes | |
Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
Barbara Pocock SA | Yes | |
Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
David Shoebridge NSW | Yes | |
Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
Australian Labor Party (75% turnout) | 18 Yes – 0 No | |
Tim Ayres NSW | Yes | |
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
Raff Ciccone Victoria | Yes | |
Don Farrell SA | Yes | |
Varun Ghosh WA | Yes | |
Nita Green Queensland | Yes | |
Karen Grogan SA | Yes | |
Jenny McAllister NSW | 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 | |
Katy Gallagher ACT | Absent | |
Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Absent | |
Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
Jana Stewart Victoria | Absent | |
Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | No | |
David Pocock ACT Independent | Yes | |
Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Absent | |
David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
Jacqui Lambie Network (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania | Yes | |
Jacqui Lambie Tasmania | Absent | |
Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
James McGrath Queensland | No | |
Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
Liberal Party (83% turnout) | 0 Yes – 19 No | |
Wendy Askew Tasmania | No | |
Andrew Bragg NSW | No | |
Slade Brockman WA | No | |
Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
Claire Chandler Tasmania | No | |
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
David Fawcett SA | No | |
Sarah Henderson Victoria | No | |
Hollie Hughes NSW | No | |
Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
Maria Kovacic NSW | No | |
Kerrynne Liddle SA | No | |
Matt O'Sullivan WA | No | |
James Paterson Victoria | No | |
Gerard Rennick Queensland | No | |
Linda Reynolds WA | No | |
Paul Scarr Queensland | No | |
Dave Sharma NSW | No | |
Dean Smith WA | No | |
Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Absent | |
Anne Ruston SA | Absent | |
National Party (75% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
Perin Davey NSW | No | |
Susan McDonald Queensland | No | |
Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
Ross Cadell NSW | Absent | |
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Absent | |
Sue Lines WA President | Yes | |
Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | No | |
Totals (76% turnout) | 32 Yes – 25 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.