Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2019-11-27.157.1) 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/), which is that the bill be read for a second time. Reading a bill for a second time is the same as agreeing with its main idea. ### Main idea of the bill According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd026), this bill was introduced in order to: > * *introduce new requirements for appointments to the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency (the Agency) and the Independent Advisory Council* > > * *establish a 28 day requirement for consultation with host jurisdictions for certain matters and* > > * *re-categorise some of the National Disability Insurance Scheme rules (NDIS rules) from Category A and Category C to Category D.* ### Motion text > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"the House:* > > *(1) declines to give the bill a second reading; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to introduce legislation to provide that, after a mandated period of time, decisions under the scheme are deemed to be approved, including but not limited to decisions concerned with:* > >> *(a) planning, plan reviews, amendments, and appeals of planning decisions;* >> >> *(b) provision of services under the scheme including assistive technology, home modifications, and care; and* >> >> *(c) settlement of invoices owed to service providers."*
House of Representatives, 2019-11-27. negative: ayes 63, noes 74.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2019-11-27.157.1) 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/), which is that the bill be read for a second time. Reading a bill for a second time is the same as agreeing with its main idea. ### Main idea of the bill According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd026), this bill was introduced in order to: > * *introduce new requirements for appointments to the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency (the Agency) and the Independent Advisory Council* > > * *establish a 28 day requirement for consultation with host jurisdictions for certain matters and* > > * *re-categorise some of the National Disability Insurance Scheme rules (NDIS rules) from Category A and Category C to Category D.* ### Motion text > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"the House:* > > *(1) declines to give the bill a second reading; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to introduce legislation to provide that, after a mandated period of time, decisions under the scheme are deemed to be approved, including but not limited to decisions concerned with:* > >> *(a) planning, plan reviews, amendments, and appeals of planning decisions;* >> >> *(b) provision of services under the scheme including assistive technology, home modifications, and care; and* >> >> *(c) settlement of invoices owed to service providers."*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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