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29th Feb 2024
Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Agree with the bill's main idea
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
19th Sep 2024, 3:29 PM – Senate Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 - Committee of the Whole - Rejected offers
Summary
EditThe majority voted against amendments introduced by West Australian Senator Michaelia Cash (Liberal), which means they failed.
Amendment text
(1) Schedule 1, item 3, page 4 (after line 8), after paragraph 46PSA(6)(b), insert:
(ba) all of the following apply:
(i) the other party is a respondent to the terminated complaint;
(ii) the court is satisfied that the respondent has made a reasonable offer to the applicant to settle the matter the subject of the complaint;
(iii) the court is satisfied that the applicant rejected the offer; or
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (82% turnout) | 0 Yes – 9 No | |
| Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | No | |
| Dorinda Cox WA | No | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Steph Hodgins-May Victoria | No | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
| Barbara Pocock SA | No | |
| David Shoebridge NSW | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Absent | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (75% turnout) | 0 Yes – 18 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | No | |
| Lisa Darmanin Victoria | No | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | No | |
| Varun Ghosh WA | No | |
| Nita Green Queensland | No | |
| Karen Grogan SA | No | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| Marielle Smith SA | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Jana Stewart Victoria | No | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
| Penny Wong SA | No | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | Absent | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | Absent | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | Absent | |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | Yes | |
| David Pocock ACT Independent | Yes | |
| Fatima Payman WA Independent | Absent | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland Independent | Absent | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Independent | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | No | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Yes | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (86% turnout) | 19 Yes – 0 No | |
| Alex Antic SA | Yes | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | Yes | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Yes | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | Yes | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Yes | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Yes | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | Yes | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Yes | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | Yes | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | Yes | |
| Maria Kovacic NSW | Yes | |
| Kerrynne Liddle SA | Yes | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | Yes | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | Yes | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Yes | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Yes | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | Yes | |
| Dave Sharma NSW | Yes | |
| Dean Smith WA | Yes | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (75% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
| Ross Cadell NSW | Yes | |
| Perin Davey NSW | Yes | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Yes | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | 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 | No | |
| Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | Absent | |
| Totals (74% turnout) | 27 Yes – 29 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.