Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-03-20.13.18) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the original motion will remain unchanged. The amendment had been introduced by Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lidia_thorpe) (Independent). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate notes that:* > >> *(a) a large proportion of First People applicants to the National Redress Scheme are likely to be Stolen Generations Survivors, and to be effective and safe it is imperative the scheme:* >> >>> *(i) ensures access and safety throughout the process as a priority,* >>> >>> *(ii) be treated with the importance and integrity that survivors deserve, and* >>> >>> *(iii) be delivered in a way that avoids all risks of re-traumatising survivors; and,* >> >> *(b) fundamental to achieving these goals is ensuring appropriate support services receive proper, ongoing funding including:* >> >>> *(i) increasing resourcing to ensure proper, ongoing funding to Stolen Generations organisations and First Nations community-controlled healing services,* >>> >>> *(ii) ensuring proper, ongoing funding for redress support services, to allow them to provide access to a suite of counselling services, including financial and legal,* >>> >>> *(iii) improving access to culturally appropriate and trauma-informed professionals, services and interventions,* >>> >>> *(iv) ensuring trauma-aware, healing-informed training for all individuals working across the design and implementation of the scheme, including external organisations and consultants, and* >>> >>> *(v) for non-Indigenous organisations operating in the space, providing careful regulation and monitoring to ensure that they meet the quality, cultural and ethical standards required of the scheme's
Senate, 2024-03-20. negative: ayes 14, noes 20.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-03-20.13.18) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the original motion will remain unchanged. The amendment had been introduced by Victorian Senator [Lidia Thorpe](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lidia_thorpe) (Independent). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate notes that:* > >> *(a) a large proportion of First People applicants to the National Redress Scheme are likely to be Stolen Generations Survivors, and to be effective and safe it is imperative the scheme:* >> >>> *(i) ensures access and safety throughout the process as a priority,* >>> >>> *(ii) be treated with the importance and integrity that survivors deserve, and* >>> >>> *(iii) be delivered in a way that avoids all risks of re-traumatising survivors; and,* >> >> *(b) fundamental to achieving these goals is ensuring appropriate support services receive proper, ongoing funding including:* >> >>> *(i) increasing resourcing to ensure proper, ongoing funding to Stolen Generations organisations and First Nations community-controlled healing services,* >>> >>> *(ii) ensuring proper, ongoing funding for redress support services, to allow them to provide access to a suite of counselling services, including financial and legal,* >>> >>> *(iii) improving access to culturally appropriate and trauma-informed professionals, services and interventions,* >>> >>> *(iv) ensuring trauma-aware, healing-informed training for all individuals working across the design and implementation of the scheme, including external organisations and consultants, and* >>> >>> *(v) for non-Indigenous organisations operating in the space, providing careful regulation and monitoring to ensure that they meet the quality, cultural and ethical standards required of the scheme's
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