Division
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-02-26.126.2) introduced by Isaacs MP [Mark Dreyfus](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/isaacs/mark_dreyfus) (Labor), which means it failed. The motion would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://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 (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Motion 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:* > > *(1) notes the Government’s increasing use of regulations to implement its policies, which has the effect of bypassing the parliamentary scrutiny that is fundamental to the legislative process;* > > *(2) expresses concern that seeking to govern by regulation undermines the long-standing conventions of transparency and accountability which are an integral part of our democracy; and* > > *(3) calls on the Government to return to the principles of transparency and accountability that have until recent years defined Australia as a democratic nation governed under the rule of law'. *
House of Representatives, 2020-02-26. negative: ayes 69, noes 73.
Question
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-02-26.126.2) introduced by Isaacs MP [Mark Dreyfus](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/isaacs/mark_dreyfus) (Labor), which means it failed. The motion would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://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 (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Motion 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:* > > *(1) notes the Government’s increasing use of regulations to implement its policies, which has the effect of bypassing the parliamentary scrutiny that is fundamental to the legislative process;* > > *(2) expresses concern that seeking to govern by regulation undermines the long-standing conventions of transparency and accountability which are an integral part of our democracy; and* > > *(3) calls on the Government to return to the principles of transparency and accountability that have until recent years defined Australia as a democratic nation governed under the rule of law'. *
How each member voted
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Related bills
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