Division
The majority voted against a [second reading amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2022-11-28.18.1) introduced by NSW Senator [David Shoebridge](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/david_shoebridge) (Greens), which means it failed. ### What are second reading amendments? Second reading amendments like these don't make legal changes themselves, but instead represent the will of the Senate. They add words to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill 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. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add ", and the Senate calls on the Government to introduce a bill into the Parliament to insert a statutory civil cause of action for serious invasion of privacy in the Privacy Act 1988, modelled on the Australian Law Reform Commission's 2014 report entitled Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era".*
Senate, 2022-11-28. negative: ayes 12, noes 31.
Question
The majority voted against a [second reading amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2022-11-28.18.1) introduced by NSW Senator [David Shoebridge](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/david_shoebridge) (Greens), which means it failed. ### What are second reading amendments? Second reading amendments like these don't make legal changes themselves, but instead represent the will of the Senate. They add words to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill 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. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add ", and the Senate calls on the Government to introduce a bill into the Parliament to insert a statutory civil cause of action for serious invasion of privacy in the Privacy Act 1988, modelled on the Australian Law Reform Commission's 2014 report entitled Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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