Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-06-15.132.9) to leave the original second reading motion unchanged. A second reading motion is "*that the bill be read for a [second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This motion was put after Griffith MP [Terri Butler](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/griffith/terri_butler) (Labor) introduced an amendment to the second reading motion, which was: > *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 notes that Coalition governments have mismanaged and politicised the Great Barrier Reef, which is a job-generating, economic and environmental powerhouse of global significance, that Australians need to preserve for future generations".*
House of Representatives, 2020-06-15. affirmative: ayes 61, noes 49.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-06-15.132.9) to leave the original second reading motion unchanged. A second reading motion is "*that the bill be read for a [second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This motion was put after Griffith MP [Terri Butler](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/griffith/terri_butler) (Labor) introduced an amendment to the second reading motion, which was: > *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 notes that Coalition governments have mismanaged and politicised the Great Barrier Reef, which is a job-generating, economic and environmental powerhouse of global significance, that Australians need to preserve for future generations".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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