Division
The same number of senators voted for and against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-27.25.3) introduced by West Australian Senator [Michaelia Cash](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/michaelia_cash) (Liberal), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the text below to the usual second reading motion "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:* > >> *(a) notes with concern the unintended consequences associated with the first draft of this bill, which would have adversely impacted the ability to prosecute certain Commonwealth sexual offences; and* >> >> *(b) notes that these issues were only identified and fixed as a result of the inquiry by the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee".*
Senate, 2024-11-27. negative: ayes 31, noes 31.
Question
The same number of senators voted for and against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-27.25.3) introduced by West Australian Senator [Michaelia Cash](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/michaelia_cash) (Liberal), which means it failed. The amendment would have added the text below to the usual second reading motion "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:* > >> *(a) notes with concern the unintended consequences associated with the first draft of this bill, which would have adversely impacted the ability to prosecute certain Commonwealth sexual offences; and* >> >> *(b) notes that these issues were only identified and fixed as a result of the inquiry by the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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