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The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2023-05-31.14.1) introduced by Wannon MP [Dan Tehan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/wannon/dan_tehan) (Liberal), which means they failed. ### What do the amendments do? Mr Tehan [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2023-05-31.14.1): > *The coalition supports the first two changes to the act that the bill makes, but we have reservations on the third proposed change ... The third area basically reduces the workload of the minister and the department by removing the requirement for the minister to consider an application to allow someone to be able to lodge a protection visa application due to dual citizenship issues. The coalition cannot support this change as we believe it will have unintended consequences.* ### Amendment text > *(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 3), omit the table item.* > > *(2) Schedule 2, page 11 (line 1) to page 12 (line 4), omit the Schedule.*

House of Representatives, 2023-05-31. affirmative: ayes 89, noes 57.

Question

The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2023-05-31.14.1) introduced by Wannon MP [Dan Tehan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/wannon/dan_tehan) (Liberal), which means they failed. ### What do the amendments do? Mr Tehan [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2023-05-31.14.1): > *The coalition supports the first two changes to the act that the bill makes, but we have reservations on the third proposed change ... The third area basically reduces the workload of the minister and the department by removing the requirement for the minister to consider an application to allow someone to be able to lodge a protection visa application due to dual citizenship issues. The coalition cannot support this change as we believe it will have unintended consequences.* ### Amendment text > *(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 3), omit the table item.* > > *(2) Schedule 2, page 11 (line 1) to page 12 (line 4), omit the Schedule.*

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