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26th Oct 2024
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - A fairer system for Commonwealth penalty units
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
10th Oct 2024, 1:04 PM – Senate Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024 - in Committee - When NACC hearing may be held in public
Summary
EditThe majority voted against amendments moved by ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent) and Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network), which means they failed.
Amendment text
(1) Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:
8. Schedule 8
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Page 90 (after line 10), at the end of the Bill, add:
Schedule 8—National Anti-Corrpution Commission Hearings
1 Subsection 73(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) The Commissioner may decide to hold a hearing, or part of a hearing, in public if the Commissioner is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
2 Subsection 73(3)
Omit “may”, substitute “must”.
Error in the record
Note that West Australian Senator Fatima Payman (Independent) and Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick (Independent) are currently listed as a rebel voters but this is inaccurate because these senators are both now independent senators.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
There were 2 rebellions in this division.
- Fatima Payman voted Yes against the majority of the Australian Labor Party.
- Gerard Rennick voted Yes against the majority of the Liberal Party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (91% turnout) | 10 Yes – 0 No | |
| Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | Yes | |
| Dorinda Cox WA | Yes | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Steph Hodgins-May Victoria | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Barbara Pocock SA | Yes | |
| David Shoebridge NSW | Yes | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (92% turnout) | 1 Yes – 21 No | |
| Fatima Payman WA | Yes | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | No | |
| Lisa Darmanin Victoria | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | 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 | |
| Jana Stewart Victoria | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | No | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | Absent | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | Absent | |
| David Pocock ACT Independent | Yes | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Yes | |
| Fatima Payman WA Independent | Absent | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland Independent | Absent | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Independent | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (23% turnout) | 1 Yes – 4 No | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | Yes | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | No | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | No | |
| Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Absent | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | Absent | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | Absent | |
| Maria Kovacic NSW | Absent | |
| Kerrynne Liddle SA | Absent | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Absent | |
| Dave Sharma NSW | 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 | No | |
| Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | Yes | |
| Totals (58% turnout) | 18 Yes – 26 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.