Division
The majority voted in favour of [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-06-22.296.1) introduced by the Australian Greens Party, which means they were successful. The bill, with these amendments, will now be sent back to the House of Representatives for their consideration. ### What do these amendments do? Tasmanian Senator [Nick McKim](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/nick_mckim) (Greens) tried to get permission to explain what these amendments were about, but [he was refused](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-06-22.294.2), which makes it much harder for us. Looking at the wording of the amendments, it seems their purpose is to remove the concepts of "appointed member" and "departmental member" from the bill and replace them with the more general term "member". The [original bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=LEGISLATION;id=legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6701_first-reps%2F0001;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6701_first-reps%2F0000%22;rec=0) included the following definitions for these terms: * **appointed member** means a member other than the Departmental member. * **member** means a member of the Authority and includes the Chair and the Departmental member. * **Departmental member**: see section 23. Section 23 was: > *(1) The Departmental member is:* > >> *(a) the person nominated by the Secretary under subsection (2); or* >> >> *(b) if there is no such nomination—the Secretary.* > > *(2) The Secretary may, in writing, nominate an SES employee in the Department (other than a staff member) to be the Departmental member.* > > *(3) The office of Departmental member is not a public office for the purposes of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 .* So it appears that the purpose of this amendment is to ensure that the powers given to members in this bill can be performed by any "*member of the Authority and includes the Chair and the Departmental member*" as opposed to having to
Senate, 2021-06-22. affirmative: ayes 28, noes 26.
Question
The majority voted in favour of [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-06-22.296.1) introduced by the Australian Greens Party, which means they were successful. The bill, with these amendments, will now be sent back to the House of Representatives for their consideration. ### What do these amendments do? Tasmanian Senator [Nick McKim](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/nick_mckim) (Greens) tried to get permission to explain what these amendments were about, but [he was refused](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-06-22.294.2), which makes it much harder for us. Looking at the wording of the amendments, it seems their purpose is to remove the concepts of "appointed member" and "departmental member" from the bill and replace them with the more general term "member". The [original bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=LEGISLATION;id=legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6701_first-reps%2F0001;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr6701_first-reps%2F0000%22;rec=0) included the following definitions for these terms: * **appointed member** means a member other than the Departmental member. * **member** means a member of the Authority and includes the Chair and the Departmental member. * **Departmental member**: see section 23. Section 23 was: > *(1) The Departmental member is:* > >> *(a) the person nominated by the Secretary under subsection (2); or* >> >> *(b) if there is no such nomination—the Secretary.* > > *(2) The Secretary may, in writing, nominate an SES employee in the Department (other than a staff member) to be the Departmental member.* > > *(3) The office of Departmental member is not a public office for the purposes of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 .* So it appears that the purpose of this amendment is to ensure that the powers given to members in this bill can be performed by any "*member of the Authority and includes the Chair and the Departmental member*" as opposed to having to
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