Division
The majority [voted in favour](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2015-12-03.184.4) of not insisting on [amendment (3)](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fsched%2Fr5549_sched_df449ead-d215-4095-a09e-f50b298518f1%22;rec=0), which the House of Representatives had disagreed with. ### What does this mean? While considering [the bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5549), the Senate proposed amendments, including amendment (3). However, the House of Represenatives disagreed with amendment (3) and so it was now up to the Senate to decide on whether to insist on the amendment (in which case, the bill would fail) or to accept the House's opinion. ### What was amendment (3) and why did the House disagree with it? The House of Representative's [Reasons for Disagreeing to the Senate Amendments](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fsched%2Fr5549_sched_a37d0937-144e-4982-8aa0-aa826fafecd5%22;rec=0) explained that: > *[Amendments (1) and (3)] ... provide the [Australian Taxation Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Taxation_Office) with a discretion to prevent the disclosure of the tax information of large Australian-owned private companies if it considers that the release of such information would be prejudicial to that entity’s commercial negotiations.* > *The intention of this Bill is similar to the intent of the House of Representatives in passing the [Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Better Targeting the Income Tax Transparency Laws) Act 2015](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5518). That is, to balance the need for greater public transparency in the tax affairs of large companies while not jeopardising the privacy and competitiveness of Australian owned private companies.* >
Senate, 2015-12-03. affirmative: ayes 36, noes 25.
Question
The majority [voted in favour](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2015-12-03.184.4) of not insisting on [amendment (3)](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fsched%2Fr5549_sched_df449ead-d215-4095-a09e-f50b298518f1%22;rec=0), which the House of Representatives had disagreed with. ### What does this mean? While considering [the bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5549), the Senate proposed amendments, including amendment (3). However, the House of Represenatives disagreed with amendment (3) and so it was now up to the Senate to decide on whether to insist on the amendment (in which case, the bill would fail) or to accept the House's opinion. ### What was amendment (3) and why did the House disagree with it? The House of Representative's [Reasons for Disagreeing to the Senate Amendments](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fsched%2Fr5549_sched_a37d0937-144e-4982-8aa0-aa826fafecd5%22;rec=0) explained that: > *[Amendments (1) and (3)] ... provide the [Australian Taxation Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Taxation_Office) with a discretion to prevent the disclosure of the tax information of large Australian-owned private companies if it considers that the release of such information would be prejudicial to that entity’s commercial negotiations.* > *The intention of this Bill is similar to the intent of the House of Representatives in passing the [Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Better Targeting the Income Tax Transparency Laws) Act 2015](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5518). That is, to balance the need for greater public transparency in the tax affairs of large companies while not jeopardising the privacy and competitiveness of Australian owned private companies.* >
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