Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-02-17.180.1) to the usual second reading motion. The usual second reading motions is "*that the bills be read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Amendment text > *Omit all words after "that", insert:* > > *"further consideration of the bill be deferred until the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System has presented its final report."*
Senate, 2021-02-17. negative: ayes 29, noes 33.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-02-17.180.1) to the usual second reading motion. The usual second reading motions is "*that the bills be read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Amendment text > *Omit all words after "that", insert:* > > *"further consideration of the bill be deferred until the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System has presented its final report."*
How each member voted
Per-member votes are not present in this static export. Consult the original division record.
Related bills
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