Bill
Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Bill 2019
passed, as at 2020-06-16. Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-10-24
- second reading — 2019-10-24
- second reading — 2019-12-05
- second reading — 2020-02-24
- second reading — 2020-02-24
- third reading — 2020-02-24
- introduced — 2020-02-25
- second reading — 2020-02-25
- second reading — 2020-05-14
- second reading — 2020-06-10
- second reading — 2020-06-10
- third reading — 2020-06-10
- passed — 2020-06-10
- royal assent — 2020-06-16
Divisions
- The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which means it failed. The usual second reading motion is "that the bill be read for a second time", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. The amendment was introduced by Shortland MP [Pat Conroy](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/shortland/pat_conroy) (Labor). ### Amendment 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 that Australia's Official Development Assistance (ODA) investments are an important way of advancing Australia's interests, projecting our values and tackling global poverty;* > > *(2) expresses concern that since 2014 Coalition Governments have cut $11.8 billion from the foreign aid budget with the result that Australia's ODA investments are now at a record low as a share of Gross National Income;* > > *(3) agrees that active and engaged participation in multilateral institutions, including multilateral development institutions, is essential for advancing Australia's interests in a stable, secure and prosperous international environment; and* > > *(4) expresses concern that the Prime Minister's recent public attacks on global institutions are contrary to Australia's interests in an international rules-based order supported by multilateral institutions which promote economic growth, global security and human development'* — 2020-02-24, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 64, noes 76
- The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-06-10.8.1) introduced by South Australian Senator [Penny Wong](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/penny_wong) (Labor), which means it failed. This motion would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/): that the bill be read for a second time. Reading something for a second time is the same as agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add:* > > *", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that Australia's Official Development Assistance (ODA) investments are an important way of advancing Australia’s interests, projecting our values and tackling global poverty;* > > *(b) expresses its concern that:* > >> *(i) since 2014, Coalition governments have cut $11.8 billion from the foreign aid budget, with the result that Australia's ODA investments are now at a record low as a share of Gross National Income, and* >> >> *(ii) the Prime Minister's promotion of negative globalism is contrary to Australia's interests in an international rules-based order supported by multilateral institutions, which promote economic growth, global security and human development; and* > > *(c) agrees that active and engaged participation in multilateral institutions, including multilateral development institutions, is essential for advancing Australia’s interests in a stable, secure and prosperous international environment".* — 2020-06-10, Senate: negative, ayes 30, noes 34
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-06-10.13.1) to pass the bill. In other words, they voted to read it for a [third time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). Because it had already been read for a third time in the House of Representatives, it will now become law. ### What does the bill do? The bill was [introduced to do the following](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6437): > *Appropriates money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to meet certain Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations in relation to the World Bank’s International Development Association and debt relief schemes, including the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative; the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Fund; the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund; and the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.* — 2020-06-10, Senate: affirmative, ayes 41, noes 3
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