Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-11-22.164.1) 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/), which would have added the words below to the usual second reading motion "*that [the bill](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6593) be read for a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment was introduced by Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lidia_thorpe) (Greens). ### Error in Hansard There appears to be a mix up in the Hansard record between this division and [the division](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2021-11-22/4) on the [Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2021](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6657). This amendment was about critical infrastructure, which is part of that other bill. ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate notes that:* > > *(a) this bill is not supported by key stakeholders in the logistics, technology, and education sectors, among others;* > > *(b) in the review of this bill undertaken by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, numerous stakeholders reported insufficient consultation by the Government with their respective sector or industry and many reported that this bill would result in the imposition of an excessive regulatory burden on their business, including the potential duplication of regulatory systems;* > > *(c) this bill imposes very serious obligations on entities deemed to be providing critical infrastructure, including:* > >> *(i) the potential for the takeover of business or operations by Government security agencies, and* >> >> *(ii) the ab
Senate, 2021-11-22. negative: ayes 7, noes 29.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-11-22.164.1) 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/), which would have added the words below to the usual second reading motion "*that [the bill](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6593) be read for a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment was introduced by Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lidia_thorpe) (Greens). ### Error in Hansard There appears to be a mix up in the Hansard record between this division and [the division](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2021-11-22/4) on the [Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2021](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6657). This amendment was about critical infrastructure, which is part of that other bill. ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate notes that:* > > *(a) this bill is not supported by key stakeholders in the logistics, technology, and education sectors, among others;* > > *(b) in the review of this bill undertaken by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, numerous stakeholders reported insufficient consultation by the Government with their respective sector or industry and many reported that this bill would result in the imposition of an excessive regulatory burden on their business, including the potential duplication of regulatory systems;* > > *(c) this bill imposes very serious obligations on entities deemed to be providing critical infrastructure, including:* > >> *(i) the potential for the takeover of business or operations by Government security agencies, and* >> >> *(ii) the ab
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