Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-09.140.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Mehreen Faruqi](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/mehreen_faruqi), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the words set out below to 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/) "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 was introduced, debated and passed through the House of Representatives on the same day, Wednesday 9 December;* > > *(b) further notes there is no urgent reason for the Bill to be rushed through Parliament;* > > *(c) recognises the Bill may have implications for all unions and Australian workers and should not be rushed through without proper scrutiny; and* > > *(d) refers the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 February 2021".*
Senate, 2020-12-09. negative: ayes 10, noes 39.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-09.140.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Mehreen Faruqi](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/mehreen_faruqi), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the words set out below to 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/) "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 was introduced, debated and passed through the House of Representatives on the same day, Wednesday 9 December;* > > *(b) further notes there is no urgent reason for the Bill to be rushed through Parliament;* > > *(c) recognises the Bill may have implications for all unions and Australian workers and should not be rushed through without proper scrutiny; and* > > *(d) refers the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 February 2021".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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