Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-01.13.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bills be reads [for a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bills). This means the amendment failed. ### Amendment text > *Omit all words after "That", insert:* > > *", the bill be withdrawn; and* > > *(a) The Senate notes that:* > >> *(i) the bill as drafted creates a significant new scheme with wide-ranging implications;* >> >> *(ii) no public consultation process was undertaken on an exposure draft bill and there was no regulatory impact statement prepared prior to the introduction of the bill; and* >> >> *(iii) stakeholders have raised a range of concerns about lack of consultation, the compliance burden and impact of this bill; and* > > *(b) The Senate calls on the Government to undertake more extensive consultation with the wide range of stakeholders impacted by this proposed legislation".* ### What do these bills do? According to the bill homepage, the [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6596) was: > *Introduced with the [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6595), the bill establishes a legislative scheme for Commonwealth engagement with arrangements between State or Territory governments and foreign governments, and their associated entities.*
Senate, 2020-12-01. negative: ayes 9, noes 46.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-01.13.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bills be reads [for a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bills). This means the amendment failed. ### Amendment text > *Omit all words after "That", insert:* > > *", the bill be withdrawn; and* > > *(a) The Senate notes that:* > >> *(i) the bill as drafted creates a significant new scheme with wide-ranging implications;* >> >> *(ii) no public consultation process was undertaken on an exposure draft bill and there was no regulatory impact statement prepared prior to the introduction of the bill; and* >> >> *(iii) stakeholders have raised a range of concerns about lack of consultation, the compliance burden and impact of this bill; and* > > *(b) The Senate calls on the Government to undertake more extensive consultation with the wide range of stakeholders impacted by this proposed legislation".* ### What do these bills do? According to the bill homepage, the [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6596) was: > *Introduced with the [Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6595), the bill establishes a legislative scheme for Commonwealth engagement with arrangements between State or Territory governments and foreign governments, and their associated entities.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
Only formal divisions leave a per-member record. A procedural vote is not necessarily a vote for or against a bill.