Bill
National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-08-27
- second reading — 2020-08-27
- second reading — 2020-10-21
- second reading — 2020-10-21
- third reading — 2020-10-21
- introduced — 2020-11-09
- second reading — 2020-11-09
- other — 2022-07-25
Divisions
- The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-09-03.36.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Jacqui Lambie](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/jacqui_lambie), which means it failed. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add:* > > *"but, in respect of the provisions of the [National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6587) and [Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6587), the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee report by 24 April 2021".* — 2020-09-03, Senate: negative, ayes 25, noes 25
- The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-09-03.35.1) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Jonathon Duniam](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/jonathon_duniam) (Liberal), which means it failed. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add "and, in respect of the provisions of the [National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6587) and a related bill, the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation report on 30 November 2020.".* — 2020-09-03, Senate: negative, ayes 25, noes 25
- The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-12-03.70.2) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Jacqui Lambie](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/jacqui_lambie) (Jacqui Lambie Network), which means it failed. ### Motion text > *That—* > > *(a) the Senate notes that:* > >> *(i) on 3 September 2020, the Leader of the Government in the Senate told the Senate that, with respect to the [National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6587) 'we do want the Senate to have the opportunity to deal with this very important bill so that this very important legislation can be passed by the end of the year. We don't think a reporting date next year is appropriate, because it would delay the establishment of this very important standing commission',* >> >> *(ii) despite this, the Senate is yet to have the opportunity to consider the bill;* >> >> *(iii) there are four sitting days remaining before the end of the year in which to consider the legislation, and* >> >> *(iv) veterans and their families deserve certainty over the fate of this legislation before Christmas; and* > > *(b) if, by 11 December 2020, the government business order of the day relating to the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020 and the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 has not been finally considered, the order of the day be discharged from the Notice Paper.* — 2020-12-03, Senate: negative, ayes 28, noes 28
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