Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-12-01.23.18) to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). This means they can now discuss the bill in more detail. ### What does this bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd063), the bill was introduced to: * *to amend various statutes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the national system for regulating agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemical products and* * *to establish a governance Board for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board (APVMA) and formally cease the existing APVMA Advisory Board.*
Senate, 2021-12-01. affirmative: ayes 26, noes 7.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-12-01.23.18) to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). This means they can now discuss the bill in more detail. ### What does this bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd063), the bill was introduced to: * *to amend various statutes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the national system for regulating agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemical products and* * *to establish a governance Board for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board (APVMA) and formally cease the existing APVMA Advisory Board.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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