Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-09-03.184.1) to agree with the bill's main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill 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 they can now discuss it in more detail. ### What is the bill's main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd103), the purpose of the bill is to: * *provide for the imposition of an export charge on the export of dairy cattle and* * *amend the rate provision to provide for two different rates of charges—a per head charge on dairy cattle and a per kilogram charge on cattle other than dairy cattle.*
Senate, 2020-09-03. affirmative: ayes 30, noes 4.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-09-03.184.1) to agree with the bill's main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill 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 they can now discuss it in more detail. ### What is the bill's main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd103), the purpose of the bill is to: * *provide for the imposition of an export charge on the export of dairy cattle and* * *amend the rate provision to provide for two different rates of charges—a per head charge on dairy cattle and a per kilogram charge on cattle other than dairy cattle.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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