Bill
Defence Service Homes Amendment Bill 2019
passed, as at 2019-12-09. Veterans’ Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Veterans’ Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-09-19
- second reading — 2019-09-19
- second reading — 2019-11-14
- second reading — 2019-11-14
- third reading — 2019-11-14
- introduced — 2019-11-25
- second reading — 2019-11-28
- second reading — 2019-11-28
- second reading — 2019-11-28
- third reading — 2019-11-28
- passed — 2019-11-28
- royal assent — 2019-12-09
Divisions
- Defence Service Homes Amendment Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Stop Mr Thompson from speaking — 2019-11-28, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 58, noes 76
- The majority voted in favour of an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2019-11-28.54.1) to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) *that the bill be read a second time*, which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing to the main idea of the bill. The amendment was introduced by Blair [Shayne Neumann](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/blair/shayne_neumann) (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 criticises the Government for failing to:* > > *(1) address the high number of veterans experiencing homelessness, as highlighted by recent reports from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute;* > > *(2) fix Australia's broken aged care services for veterans, as highlighted by the current Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety; and* > > *(3) respond to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's northern Australia insurance inquiry recommendations to urgently fix the wider crisis in the northern Australia insurance market".* — 2019-11-28, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 58, noes 77
- Defence Service Homes Amendment Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Speed things along — 2019-11-28, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 78, noes 55
Plain-language summary
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Sources
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