Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7169_amend_199fa7f2-506f-4f01-a290-d8c6baad5cea%22;rec=0) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the usual motion will remain unchanged. The amendment was introduced by Cowper MP [Pat Conaghan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/cowper/pat_conaghan) (Nationals). ### 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) criticises the Government for failing to control the illicit vaping market and failing to protect children against the proliferation of vaping products that have exploded in availability through a black market driven by organised crime;* > > *(2) expresses its alarm that the current prescription-only model is failing, with only approximately 10 per cent of vapers purchasing their product legally through prescriptions;* > > *(3) acknowledges the existence and strength of the $1 billion black market vape trade in Australia, which is fuelled by the importation of more than 100 million illicit disposable devices each year;* > > *(4) recognises that resourcing of enforcement measures at the borders and the point of sale has been grossly insufficient and that policy measures such as prohibition have historically not worked;* > > *(5) calls on the Government to consider all policies to prevent children from accessing and becoming addicted to vaping products; and* > > *(6) further criticises the Government for failing to establish or fund its promised illicit tobacco and vaping commissioner".*
House of Representatives, 2024-05-15. negative: ayes 56, noes 84.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7169_amend_199fa7f2-506f-4f01-a290-d8c6baad5cea%22;rec=0) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the usual motion will remain unchanged. The amendment was introduced by Cowper MP [Pat Conaghan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/cowper/pat_conaghan) (Nationals). ### 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) criticises the Government for failing to control the illicit vaping market and failing to protect children against the proliferation of vaping products that have exploded in availability through a black market driven by organised crime;* > > *(2) expresses its alarm that the current prescription-only model is failing, with only approximately 10 per cent of vapers purchasing their product legally through prescriptions;* > > *(3) acknowledges the existence and strength of the $1 billion black market vape trade in Australia, which is fuelled by the importation of more than 100 million illicit disposable devices each year;* > > *(4) recognises that resourcing of enforcement measures at the borders and the point of sale has been grossly insufficient and that policy measures such as prohibition have historically not worked;* > > *(5) calls on the Government to consider all policies to prevent children from accessing and becoming addicted to vaping products; and* > > *(6) further criticises the Government for failing to establish or fund its promised illicit tobacco and vaping commissioner".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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