Bill
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2019-2020
passed, as at 2020-03-26. Finance portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Finance
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-02-13
- second reading — 2020-02-13
- second reading — 2020-02-26
- second reading — 2020-02-27
- second reading — 2020-03-02
- second reading — 2020-03-03
- second reading — 2020-03-04
- second reading — 2020-03-04
- third reading — 2020-03-04
- introduced — 2020-03-23
- second reading — 2020-03-23
- second reading — 2020-03-23
- second reading — 2020-03-23
- third reading — 2020-03-23
- passed — 2020-03-23
- royal assent — 2020-03-26
Divisions
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2019-2020, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2019-2020 - Second Reading - Stop Ms McIntosh from speaking — 2020-02-27, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 65, noes 76
- The majority voted against an amendment to 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/), which is "*that this bill be now read for a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### 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 notes that:* > > *(1) after six years in office the economy is floundering on the Government's watch;* > > *(2) Australians are struggling with stagnant wages, with wage growth stalling further;* > > *(3) net debt has more than doubled under this Government;* > > *(4) the Government does not have a plan to boost wages or growth in the economy; and* > > *(5) it is because of the Government's failures that Australia meets the challenges and uncertainties of the bushfires and coronavirus from a position of weakness, not strength."* — 2020-03-04, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 67, noes 78
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