Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-09.145.1) 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/). In other words, they voted to agree with the main idea of the bill, which means they can now discuss it in more detail. ### What does this bill do? According to the [explanatory memorandum](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr6658_ems_053c9bee-df7e-40b4-a5dc-ad32e1670108%22;rec=0): > *The object of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 (the Bill) is to amend the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the Act) to uphold the principle of freedom of association and provide constituent parts (for example, branches, divisions or parts) of registered organisations that have amalgamated with other organisations, the freedom to withdraw from the amalgamated organisation and become a new registered organisation outside the current time-limited period of five years post-amalgamation, in specified circumstances.*
Senate, 2020-12-09. affirmative: ayes 40, noes 9.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-12-09.145.1) 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/). In other words, they voted to agree with the main idea of the bill, which means they can now discuss it in more detail. ### What does this bill do? According to the [explanatory memorandum](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr6658_ems_053c9bee-df7e-40b4-a5dc-ad32e1670108%22;rec=0): > *The object of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 (the Bill) is to amend the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the Act) to uphold the principle of freedom of association and provide constituent parts (for example, branches, divisions or parts) of registered organisations that have amalgamated with other organisations, the freedom to withdraw from the amalgamated organisation and become a new registered organisation outside the current time-limited period of five years post-amalgamation, in specified circumstances.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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