Bill
Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
passed, as at 2020-12-10. Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-09-03
- second reading — 2020-09-03
- second reading — 2020-11-10
- second reading — 2020-11-11
- second reading — 2020-11-11
- third reading — 2020-11-11
- introduced — 2020-11-12
- second reading — 2020-11-12
- second reading — 2020-11-30
- second reading — 2020-12-01
- second reading — 2020-12-01
- committee — 2020-12-01
- committee — 2020-12-02
- committee — 2020-12-03
- third reading — 2020-12-03
- other — 2020-12-03
- other — 2020-12-07
- other — 2020-12-08
- passed — 2020-12-08
- royal assent — 2020-12-10
Divisions
- The same number of senators voted for and against keeping [schedule 1](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=LEGISLATION;id=legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6595_aspassed%2F0001;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6595_aspassed%2F0000%22;rec=0) of [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6595) unchanged. This means the schedule will remain as is in the bill. This vote took place after South Australian Senator [Rex Patrick](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/rex_patrick) (Independent) moved an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-02.259.1) that: > *(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 4 to 7), to be opposed.* — 2020-12-02, Senate: negative, ayes 31, noes 31
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-12-03.112.1) "*That the [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fsched%2Fr6595_sched_1ce980a9-b106-4d49-80b0-48c6de988644%22;rec=0) be disagreed to.*" This means the House rejects the amendment made by the Senate. This message will now return to the Senate, where our senators will decide on whether to insist on their amendment or not. ### What do these bills do? According to the bill homepage, the [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6596) was: > *Introduced with the [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6595) ... [to establish] a legislative scheme for Commonwealth engagement with arrangements between State or Territory governments and foreign governments, and their associated entities.* — 2020-12-03, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 63, noes 58
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-12-08.8.2) "*that the committee does not insist on its [amendments](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fsched%2Fr6595_sched_1ce980a9-b106-4d49-80b0-48c6de988644%22;rec=0) to which the House of Representatives has disagreed.*" This means the bill can now be passed. ### What do these bills do? According to the bill homepage, the [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6596) was: > *Introduced with the [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6595) ... [to establish] a legislative scheme for Commonwealth engagement with arrangements between State or Territory governments and foreign governments, and their associated entities.* — 2020-12-08, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 30
Plain-language summary
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