Division
The majority voted in favour of agreeing with the main idea of the bills. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), which means that they can now consider them in more detail. ### What is the main idea of the bills? NSW Senator [Marise Payne](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/marise_payne) (Liberal) [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-06-15.15.1): > *The bills reflect the government's deregulation agenda and its commitment to establishing a world-class migration advice industry, and remove the unnecessary administrative burden of dual regulation of these legal practitioners who are already subject to a strict professional regulatory regime.* According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd081): > *The purpose of the [Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6448) (the Migration Agents Bill) is to amend the Migration Act 1958 in order to deregulate the migration advice industry, in particular to remove lawyers who hold unrestricted practicing certificates from regulation by the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA). Lawyers would no longer be able to register as migration agents and would be regulated by the relevant state or territory legal professional body.* > > *The purpose of the [Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6446) (the Rates of Charge Bill) is to amend the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 (the Charge Act) to ensure that a migration agent who paid the non-commercial registration application charge in rel
Senate, 2020-06-15. affirmative: ayes 35, noes 8.
Question
The majority voted in favour of agreeing with the main idea of the bills. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), which means that they can now consider them in more detail. ### What is the main idea of the bills? NSW Senator [Marise Payne](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/marise_payne) (Liberal) [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-06-15.15.1): > *The bills reflect the government's deregulation agenda and its commitment to establishing a world-class migration advice industry, and remove the unnecessary administrative burden of dual regulation of these legal practitioners who are already subject to a strict professional regulatory regime.* According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd081): > *The purpose of the [Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6448) (the Migration Agents Bill) is to amend the Migration Act 1958 in order to deregulate the migration advice industry, in particular to remove lawyers who hold unrestricted practicing certificates from regulation by the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA). Lawyers would no longer be able to register as migration agents and would be regulated by the relevant state or territory legal professional body.* > > *The purpose of the [Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6446) (the Rates of Charge Bill) is to amend the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 (the Charge Act) to ensure that a migration agent who paid the non-commercial registration application charge in rel
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Related bills
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