Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-11-12.14.1) to the usual second reading motion introduced by West Australian Senator [Rachel Siewert](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/rachel_siewert) (Greens), which means it failed. The usual [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) is "*that the bill be read a second time*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that despite the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission gaining 100 more staff and $92.9 million in funding over four years to expand its compliance and investigative capacity, only six of these new staff members will be dedicated investigators; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission to immediately increase the number of investigators on the ground in each state and territory, including in South Australia".*
Senate, 2020-11-12. negative: ayes 28, noes 30.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-11-12.14.1) to the usual second reading motion introduced by West Australian Senator [Rachel Siewert](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/rachel_siewert) (Greens), which means it failed. The usual [second reading motion](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) is "*that the bill be read a second time*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that despite the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission gaining 100 more staff and $92.9 million in funding over four years to expand its compliance and investigative capacity, only six of these new staff members will be dedicated investigators; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission to immediately increase the number of investigators on the ground in each state and territory, including in South Australia".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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