Bill
Customs Amendment (Product Specific Rule Modernisation) Bill 2019
passed, as at 2021-02-16. Home Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Home Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-09-12
- second reading — 2019-09-12
- second reading — 2019-10-24
- second reading — 2019-10-24
- third reading — 2019-10-24
- introduced — 2019-11-11
- second reading — 2019-11-11
- second reading — 2021-02-03
- second reading — 2021-02-03
- committee — 2021-02-03
- committee — 2021-02-04
- third reading — 2021-02-04
- passed — 2021-02-04
- royal assent — 2021-02-16
Divisions
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2019-10-24.28.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is that the bill be read for a [second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment was introduced by Brand MP [Madeleine King](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/brand/madeleine_king) (Labor). ### Motion text > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House:* > > *(1) notes:* > >> *(a) that the focus of the Government's trade priorities in the short, medium, and long term should be to diversify Australia's trading relationships in order to balance against further external economic shocks; and* >> >> *(b) the government's failure to allow the Productivity Commission to conduct independent modelling of bilateral trade agreements prior to ratification; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to:* > >> *(a) proactively engage with the Opposition on trade matters, maintaining bipartisanship in the trade portfolio in the face of increasing global economic uncertainty; and* >> >> *(b) reaffirm Australia's support for a multilateral trade system, including continuing engagement with international trade institutions such as the World Trade Organisation".* — 2019-10-24, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 62, noes 77
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-02-03.190.6) to read the bill for a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), which means the majority agree with the bill's main idea. This means that they can now discuss it in more detail. ### What is the bill's main idea? According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6391), this bill was introduced in order to: > *streamline the way in which product specific rules of origin of the Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement, Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement and Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement are given effect domestically.* — 2021-02-03, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 28
- The majority voted in favour of keeping the following items in [Schedule 1](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=LEGISLATION;id=legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6391_first-reps%2F0001;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6391_first-reps%2F0000%22;rec=0) unchanged: items 5, 9 to 13, 19 to 21, 27, 28, 34, 35, 41, 42, 47 and 48. This vote was put after NSW Senator [Kristina Keneally](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/kristina_keneally) (Labor) proposed to [oppose them](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr6391_amend_1a80f994-3b2e-4034-a49a-630dd68ea076%22;rec=0). ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6391), this bill was introduced in order to: > *streamline the way in which product specific rules of origin of the Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement, Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement and Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement are given effect domestically.* — 2021-02-04, Senate: affirmative, ayes 31, noes 30
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-02-04.56.1) "*that the bill stand as printed.*" In other words, they voted to keep the bill unchanged. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6391), this bill was introduced in order to: > *streamline the way in which product specific rules of origin of the Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement, Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement and Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement are given effect domestically.* — 2021-02-04, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 30
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-02-04.58.1) to read the bill for a [third time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), which is parliamentary jargon for voting to pass the bill. Because the bill has already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6391), this bill was introduced in order to: > *streamline the way in which product specific rules of origin of the Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement, Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement and Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement are given effect domestically.* — 2021-02-04, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 30
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