Division
The majority voted in favour of keeping unchanged 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 a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This question was put after Gorton MP [Brendan O'Connor](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/gorton/brendan_o'connor) (Labor) moved an amendment that would have removed all the words after 'that' and replaced them with other words (see below). ### 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 expresses concerns over deficiencies in the bill, including the:* > > *(1) lack of certainty that the measure will lower payment times;* > > *(2) light treatment of supply chain financing; and* > > *(3) ability for businesses to hide extremely long payment times to small businesses".*
House of Representatives, 2020-06-11. affirmative: ayes 40, noes 27.
Question
The majority voted in favour of keeping unchanged 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 a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This question was put after Gorton MP [Brendan O'Connor](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/gorton/brendan_o'connor) (Labor) moved an amendment that would have removed all the words after 'that' and replaced them with other words (see below). ### 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 expresses concerns over deficiencies in the bill, including the:* > > *(1) lack of certainty that the measure will lower payment times;* > > *(2) light treatment of supply chain financing; and* > > *(3) ability for businesses to hide extremely long payment times to small businesses".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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