Bill
COVID-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2022
lapsed, as at 2024-08-14.
- Sponsor
- Pauline Hanson
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2022-11-29
- second reading — 2022-11-29
- second reading — 2024-08-14
- second reading — 2024-08-14
Divisions
- Covid-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Put the question — 2024-08-14, Senate: affirmative, ayes 35, noes 23
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-08-14.10.1) to agree with the main idea of the bill, which means it passed. In parliamentary jargon, they voted against reading the bill for a second time. This was a private member's bill sponsored by Queensland Senator [Pauline Hanson](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/pauline_hanson) (One Nation). However, this question was [voted on for a second time](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2024-08-14/3) as several senators were on the wrong side of the room due to an error. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/s1358), the bill: > *Prohibits discrimination based on a person's COVID-19 vaccination status by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, statutory authorities, local governments, and private enterprises.* — 2024-08-14, Senate: affirmative, ayes 31, noes 10
- Covid-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill — 2024-08-14, Senate: negative, ayes 28, noes 32
Plain-language summary
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Sources
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