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%2Fr7236_amend_63088ad3-de60-4a01-a6eb-2cbd912f6218%22;rec=0) to an [original amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7236_amend_2df1ea9a-b755-4da1-a2f5-3cbafa37b712%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 amendments was introduced by Wentworth MP [Allegra Spender](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/wentworth/allegra_spender) (Independent). ### Amendment text > *That all words after “reading” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *“the House:* > > *(1) notes that:* > >> *(a) the Code of Conduct requires parliamentarians to treat people with “dignity, courtesy, fairness, and respect”;* >> >> *(b) the conduct of parliamentarians in the House of Representatives chamber - especially during Question Time - frequently falls short of these standards;* >> >> *(c) there is no other workplace environment where shouting, mocking, and hurling insults is not only tolerated, but celebrated;* >> >> *(d) since May 2022, politicians have been thrown out of the chamber over 200 times;* >> >> *(e) this behaviour sets a terrible example to young Australians and does nothing to support constructive discussion and social cohesion, at a time when we are struggling to disagree well as a country; and* >> >> *(f) the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission is supposed to enforce the Code of Conduct for parliamentarians, but its remit will not extend to conduct in the chamber; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to embed the new Code of Conduct in the House of Representatives Standing Orders, and to take real steps to improv
House of Representatives, 2024-09-11. negative: ayes 13, noes 55.
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%2Fr7236_amend_63088ad3-de60-4a01-a6eb-2cbd912f6218%22;rec=0) to an [original amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7236_amend_2df1ea9a-b755-4da1-a2f5-3cbafa37b712%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 amendments was introduced by Wentworth MP [Allegra Spender](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/wentworth/allegra_spender) (Independent). ### Amendment text > *That all words after “reading” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *“the House:* > > *(1) notes that:* > >> *(a) the Code of Conduct requires parliamentarians to treat people with “dignity, courtesy, fairness, and respect”;* >> >> *(b) the conduct of parliamentarians in the House of Representatives chamber - especially during Question Time - frequently falls short of these standards;* >> >> *(c) there is no other workplace environment where shouting, mocking, and hurling insults is not only tolerated, but celebrated;* >> >> *(d) since May 2022, politicians have been thrown out of the chamber over 200 times;* >> >> *(e) this behaviour sets a terrible example to young Australians and does nothing to support constructive discussion and social cohesion, at a time when we are struggling to disagree well as a country; and* >> >> *(f) the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission is supposed to enforce the Code of Conduct for parliamentarians, but its remit will not extend to conduct in the chamber; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to embed the new Code of Conduct in the House of Representatives Standing Orders, and to take real steps to improv
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Related bills
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