Division
The majority voted in favour of an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-08-08.7.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*". To read a bill for a second time is to agree with its main idea. Note that amendments like these don't make any legal changes on their own, but can be politically influential as they represent the will of the Senate. ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Inspector-General of Aged Care to consider the current workforce constraints facing the aged care sector as a priority".*
Senate, 2023-08-08. affirmative: ayes 40, noes 19.
Question
The majority voted in favour of an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-08-08.7.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*". To read a bill for a second time is to agree with its main idea. Note that amendments like these don't make any legal changes on their own, but can be politically influential as they represent the will of the Senate. ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Inspector-General of Aged Care to consider the current workforce constraints facing the aged care sector as a priority".*
How each member voted
Per-member votes are not present in this static export. Consult the original division record.
Related bills
- Inspector-General of Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023
- Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023
Only formal divisions leave a per-member record. A procedural vote is not necessarily a vote for or against a bill.