Division
The majority voted to pass the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5714) in the Senate. Since the bill had already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law. In parliamentary jargon, the Members of Parliament (MPs) voted to [read the bill for a third time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ### What does the bill do? The bill is rather technical. According to the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd023), its purpose is to: * *clarify apportionment arrangements relating to certain petroleum deposits that straddle state and Commonwealth jurisdictions*; and * *ensure the capacity of the [National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Offshore_Petroleum_Safety_and_Environmental_Management_Authority) (NOPSEMA) to refund fees paid to it where necessary*.
Senate, 2017-02-08. affirmative: ayes 39, noes 9.
Question
The majority voted to pass the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5714) in the Senate. Since the bill had already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law. In parliamentary jargon, the Members of Parliament (MPs) voted to [read the bill for a third time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ### What does the bill do? The bill is rather technical. According to the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd023), its purpose is to: * *clarify apportionment arrangements relating to certain petroleum deposits that straddle state and Commonwealth jurisdictions*; and * *ensure the capacity of the [National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Offshore_Petroleum_Safety_and_Environmental_Management_Authority) (NOPSEMA) to refund fees paid to it where necessary*.
How each member voted
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Related bills
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