Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-06.47.1) introduced by South Australian Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (Greens), which means it failed. ### What did this amendment do? Senator Hanson-Young [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-06.47.1): > *I just want to reiterate that this bill is asking the parliament to endorse expanding the powers, responsibilities and role of Efic [i.e., the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation]; meanwhile, we know that there are big questions over Efic's ability to be straight and up-front with the parliament and the Australian people about the projects that it has already been funding and supporting ...* > > *This amendment injects necessary transparency into this process. If we're going to have an expanded role then the public, the parliament and the taxpayers need to know what Efic is doing, what types of projects it is funding and how it is operating.* ### Amendment text > *(1) Schedule 1, page 5 (after line 19), at the end of the Schedule, add:* > >> *Freedom of Information Act 1982* >> >> *8 Division 1 of Part II of Schedule 2* >> >> *Omit "Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, in relation to documents concerning anything done by it under Part 4 or 5 of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991".*
Senate, 2017-09-06. negative: ayes 12, noes 31.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-06.47.1) introduced by South Australian Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (Greens), which means it failed. ### What did this amendment do? Senator Hanson-Young [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-06.47.1): > *I just want to reiterate that this bill is asking the parliament to endorse expanding the powers, responsibilities and role of Efic [i.e., the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation]; meanwhile, we know that there are big questions over Efic's ability to be straight and up-front with the parliament and the Australian people about the projects that it has already been funding and supporting ...* > > *This amendment injects necessary transparency into this process. If we're going to have an expanded role then the public, the parliament and the taxpayers need to know what Efic is doing, what types of projects it is funding and how it is operating.* ### Amendment text > *(1) Schedule 1, page 5 (after line 19), at the end of the Schedule, add:* > >> *Freedom of Information Act 1982* >> >> *8 Division 1 of Part II of Schedule 2* >> >> *Omit "Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, in relation to documents concerning anything done by it under Part 4 or 5 of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991".*
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