Division
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* of an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-11-23.95.2) to the usual second reading motion, which is that the the bill be read [for a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Because this vote passed, the amendment failed. It was introduced by Barton MP [Linda Burney](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/barton/linda_burney) (Labor). ### 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:* > >> *(a) the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse estimated 60,000 survivors would be eligible for redress;* >> >> *(b) as of March 2021, after almost three years of operation, the National Redress Scheme had seen only 5,275 payments made;* >> >> *(c) the average processing time for a claim under the Scheme is over a year; and* >> >> *(d) the Government has not implemented all the recommendations of the two-year review of the National Redress Scheme; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to work with states and territories to:* > >> *(a) lift the cap on Redress payments to $200,000, as recommended by the Royal Commission;* >> >> *(b) fix the assessment matrix so it properly takes into account the impact of abuse; and* >> >> *(c) provide ongoing support for survivors".*
House of Representatives, 2021-11-23. affirmative: ayes 66, noes 59.
Question
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* of an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-11-23.95.2) to the usual second reading motion, which is that the the bill be read [for a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Because this vote passed, the amendment failed. It was introduced by Barton MP [Linda Burney](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/barton/linda_burney) (Labor). ### 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:* > >> *(a) the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse estimated 60,000 survivors would be eligible for redress;* >> >> *(b) as of March 2021, after almost three years of operation, the National Redress Scheme had seen only 5,275 payments made;* >> >> *(c) the average processing time for a claim under the Scheme is over a year; and* >> >> *(d) the Government has not implemented all the recommendations of the two-year review of the National Redress Scheme; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to work with states and territories to:* > >> *(a) lift the cap on Redress payments to $200,000, as recommended by the Royal Commission;* >> >> *(b) fix the assessment matrix so it properly takes into account the impact of abuse; and* >> >> *(c) provide ongoing support for survivors".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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