Division
The majority voted to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time. ### What is the bill's main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd024) (a document prepared by the parliamentary library): > *The purpose of the Migration Amendment (Validation of Decisions) Bill 2017 (the Bill) is to amend the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (the Act) to safeguard the validity of character decisions made by the Department, in the case of a successful High Court challenge to the validity of section 503A of the Act.*
Senate, 2017-09-04. affirmative: ayes 47, noes 8.
Question
The majority voted to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time. ### What is the bill's main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1718a/18bd024) (a document prepared by the parliamentary library): > *The purpose of the Migration Amendment (Validation of Decisions) Bill 2017 (the Bill) is to amend the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (the Act) to safeguard the validity of character decisions made by the Department, in the case of a successful High Court challenge to the validity of section 503A of the Act.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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