Division
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with an amendment to 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/). The usual second reading motion is "*this bill be now read a second time,*" which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Because this vote was successful, the amendment failed and the second reading motion will remain unchanged. ### 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 that the current Government has:* > >> *(a) appointed at least 79 former Liberal Party politicians, failed Liberal Party candidates and former Liberal Party staffers to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal;* >> >> *(b) used the Tribunal to serve the interests of the Liberal Party and its mates rather than the interests of the Australian people; and* >> >> *(c) in doing so, brought the Tribunal into disrepute; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to implement a merit-based selection process for Tribunal members."*
House of Representatives, 2022-02-14. affirmative: ayes 63, noes 60.
Question
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with an amendment to 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/). The usual second reading motion is "*this bill be now read a second time,*" which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Because this vote was successful, the amendment failed and the second reading motion will remain unchanged. ### 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 that the current Government has:* > >> *(a) appointed at least 79 former Liberal Party politicians, failed Liberal Party candidates and former Liberal Party staffers to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal;* >> >> *(b) used the Tribunal to serve the interests of the Liberal Party and its mates rather than the interests of the Australian people; and* >> >> *(c) in doing so, brought the Tribunal into disrepute; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to implement a merit-based selection process for Tribunal members."*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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