Division
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2015-11-09.107.2) introduced by Labor MP [Sharon Bird](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/cunningham/sharon_bird), which means that the motion failed. ### What did the motion do? Ms Bird MP's motion would have amended an earlier motion that asked for the bill to be read a [second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). If you read a bill for a second time, it means that you agree with the main idea of the bill and want to discuss it in more detail. The motion asked for a National [Vocational Education & Training](http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/education-and-training/vocational-education-and-training) (**VET**) [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) and an audit of [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees/vet-fee-help/pages/vet-fee-help). See [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-20/only-one-in-three-private-training-providers-fully-compliant/6869174) for more information about why Ms Bird MP may have thought her changes were needed. ### Motion text > *That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > *“while not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls on the Government to:* >> *(1) appoint a National [VET](http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/education-and-training/vocational-education-and-training) [Vocational Education & Training] [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) with the power to:* >>> *(a) investigate consumer complaints;* >>> *(b) order [Registered Training Organisations](http://www.training.com.au/rto/) (RTOs) which have been found to have acted unscrupulously to refund course fees to the student; and* >>> *(c) order RTOs to refund the course fee to the Government and have the student’s [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees
House of Representatives, 2015-11-11. negative: ayes 49, noes 81.
Question
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2015-11-09.107.2) introduced by Labor MP [Sharon Bird](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/cunningham/sharon_bird), which means that the motion failed. ### What did the motion do? Ms Bird MP's motion would have amended an earlier motion that asked for the bill to be read a [second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). If you read a bill for a second time, it means that you agree with the main idea of the bill and want to discuss it in more detail. The motion asked for a National [Vocational Education & Training](http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/education-and-training/vocational-education-and-training) (**VET**) [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) and an audit of [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees/vet-fee-help/pages/vet-fee-help). See [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-20/only-one-in-three-private-training-providers-fully-compliant/6869174) for more information about why Ms Bird MP may have thought her changes were needed. ### Motion text > *That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > *“while not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls on the Government to:* >> *(1) appoint a National [VET](http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/education-and-training/vocational-education-and-training) [Vocational Education & Training] [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) with the power to:* >>> *(a) investigate consumer complaints;* >>> *(b) order [Registered Training Organisations](http://www.training.com.au/rto/) (RTOs) which have been found to have acted unscrupulously to refund course fees to the student; and* >>> *(c) order RTOs to refund the course fee to the Government and have the student’s [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees
How each member voted
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Related bills
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