Division
The majority voted against a motion moved by Labor Senator [Kim Carr](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/kim_carr), which means it failed. It would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html), which is that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill (or, in parliamentary jargon, that they agree to read the bills a second time). ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add:* > *", but the Senate:* > *(a) acknowledges that this preferential trade agreement cannot be amended by these bills, only accepted or rejected;* > *(b) is of the opinion that:* >> *(i) the way Australia negotiates trade agreements of this type needs to change,* >> *(ii) the role of Parliament in trade negotiations should be strengthened by increased oversight of trade negotiations by the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, including providing the committee with:* >>> *(A) the government's statement of objectives for negotiation for consideration and feedback, and* >>> *(B) regular briefings at the conclusions of each round of negotiations; and* > *(3) calls on the Australian government to:* >> *(i) seek to remove Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms and reinstate labour-market testing for contractual service suppliers in existing trade agreements,* >> *(ii) ensure that future governments are prevented, by legislation, from including ISDS mechanisms or waiving labour-market testing in future trade agreements,* >> *(iii) establish an accredited trade advisers program to allow industry, unions and civil society groups to provide real-time feedback on draft trade agreements during negotiations,* >> *(iv) subject all new trade agreements to an independent national interest assessment to examine economic, strategic and social impacts before they are signed,* >> *(v) enforce mandatory skills testing in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and all fut
Senate, 2018-10-15. negative: ayes 18, noes 38.
Question
The majority voted against a motion moved by Labor Senator [Kim Carr](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/kim_carr), which means it failed. It would have amended the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html), which is that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill (or, in parliamentary jargon, that they agree to read the bills a second time). ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add:* > *", but the Senate:* > *(a) acknowledges that this preferential trade agreement cannot be amended by these bills, only accepted or rejected;* > *(b) is of the opinion that:* >> *(i) the way Australia negotiates trade agreements of this type needs to change,* >> *(ii) the role of Parliament in trade negotiations should be strengthened by increased oversight of trade negotiations by the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, including providing the committee with:* >>> *(A) the government's statement of objectives for negotiation for consideration and feedback, and* >>> *(B) regular briefings at the conclusions of each round of negotiations; and* > *(3) calls on the Australian government to:* >> *(i) seek to remove Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms and reinstate labour-market testing for contractual service suppliers in existing trade agreements,* >> *(ii) ensure that future governments are prevented, by legislation, from including ISDS mechanisms or waiving labour-market testing in future trade agreements,* >> *(iii) establish an accredited trade advisers program to allow industry, unions and civil society groups to provide real-time feedback on draft trade agreements during negotiations,* >> *(iv) subject all new trade agreements to an independent national interest assessment to examine economic, strategic and social impacts before they are signed,* >> *(v) enforce mandatory skills testing in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and all fut
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Related bills
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