Division
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-28.199.1) introduced by Senator [Don Farrell](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/don_farrell) (SA), which means they failed. ### What were the amendments about? [According to Senator Farrell](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-28.199.1): > *These amendments would remove forced marriage from the reporting requirements which would be established by this bill. The reason we are doing this is that Labor is very concerned that the inclusion of forced marriage in this bill will have unintended consequences, including driving forced marriage further underground. The Salvation Army, in its submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into this bill, said:* >> *There is risk that requiring entities to assess risk of this practice may lead to unintended negative consequences, including racial and/or religious profiling of some staff.* ### What is this bill all about? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1819a/19bd012): > *The Bill will require around 3,000 entities based or operating in Australia to prepare annual statements on potential modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains, and the steps they have taken to address those risks.*
Senate, 2018-11-28. negative: ayes 26, noes 29.
Question
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-28.199.1) introduced by Senator [Don Farrell](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/don_farrell) (SA), which means they failed. ### What were the amendments about? [According to Senator Farrell](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-28.199.1): > *These amendments would remove forced marriage from the reporting requirements which would be established by this bill. The reason we are doing this is that Labor is very concerned that the inclusion of forced marriage in this bill will have unintended consequences, including driving forced marriage further underground. The Salvation Army, in its submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into this bill, said:* >> *There is risk that requiring entities to assess risk of this practice may lead to unintended negative consequences, including racial and/or religious profiling of some staff.* ### What is this bill all about? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1819a/19bd012): > *The Bill will require around 3,000 entities based or operating in Australia to prepare annual statements on potential modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains, and the steps they have taken to address those risks.*
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