Division
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-28.204.1) moved by Senator [Don Farrell](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/don_farrell) (SA), which means they failed. ### What were the amendments? [According to Senator Farrell](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-28.204.1): > "*These Labor amendments will introduce penalties for failing to comply with any modern slavery act. As we've said over and over again, big business cannot be trusted to police themselves on modern slavery. The experience overseas makes the need for penalties crystal clear. Anti-Slavery Australia provided evidence to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the bill to show that, in the United Kingdom, in the three years since the UK Modern Slavery Act's enactment, only about half of the 9,000 to 11,000 organisations that the UK government estimates are required to report have produced a slavery and human trafficking statement. That's simply not good enough. Labor does not want to see only half of the companies complying with the requirements of this bill.*" ### 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=2018-11-28.204.1) moved by Senator [Don Farrell](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/don_farrell) (SA), which means they failed. ### What were the amendments? [According to Senator Farrell](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-28.204.1): > "*These Labor amendments will introduce penalties for failing to comply with any modern slavery act. As we've said over and over again, big business cannot be trusted to police themselves on modern slavery. The experience overseas makes the need for penalties crystal clear. Anti-Slavery Australia provided evidence to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the bill to show that, in the United Kingdom, in the three years since the UK Modern Slavery Act's enactment, only about half of the 9,000 to 11,000 organisations that the UK government estimates are required to report have produced a slavery and human trafficking statement. That's simply not good enough. Labor does not want to see only half of the companies complying with the requirements of this bill.*" ### 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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