Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-02-02.110.6) to keep 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/) unchanged. The usual second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This vote was put after the MP for Hotham [Clare O'Neil](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/hotham/clare_o'neil) (Labor) proposed an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-02-02.17.3). ### Proposed 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:* > > *(1) notes the systemic, ongoing failures in Australia's aged care system as evidenced by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, including, but not restricted to, serious incidents in residential aged care;* > > *(2) further notes the bill as drafted only deals with incidents in residential aged care facilities and not incidents that occur in home care; and* > > *(3) calls on the Government to explain their plan to deal with serious incidents that occur in home care."*
House of Representatives, 2021-02-02. affirmative: ayes 64, noes 57.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-02-02.110.6) to keep 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/) unchanged. The usual second reading motion is "*that the bill be read a second time*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This vote was put after the MP for Hotham [Clare O'Neil](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/hotham/clare_o'neil) (Labor) proposed an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-02-02.17.3). ### Proposed 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:* > > *(1) notes the systemic, ongoing failures in Australia's aged care system as evidenced by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, including, but not restricted to, serious incidents in residential aged care;* > > *(2) further notes the bill as drafted only deals with incidents in residential aged care facilities and not incidents that occur in home care; and* > > *(3) calls on the Government to explain their plan to deal with serious incidents that occur in home care."*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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