Division
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-27.29.1) introduced by Queensland Senator [Larissa Waters](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/larissa_waters) (Greens), which means it failed. It would have added the text below 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). ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that:* > >> *(i) in 2019 the Family Law Act 1975 was amended to ban personal cross-examination of parties where there are allegations of family violence between the examining party and the witness party, and* >> >> *(ii) it is time the same protection was afforded to victim-survivors of sexual violence; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government to prohibit personal cross-examination of a victim-survivor by the accused".*
Senate, 2024-11-27. negative: ayes 13, noes 26.
Question
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-11-27.29.1) introduced by Queensland Senator [Larissa Waters](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/larissa_waters) (Greens), which means it failed. It would have added the text below 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). ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that:* > >> *(i) in 2019 the Family Law Act 1975 was amended to ban personal cross-examination of parties where there are allegations of family violence between the examining party and the witness party, and* >> >> *(ii) it is time the same protection was afforded to victim-survivors of sexual violence; and* > > *(b) calls on the Government to prohibit personal cross-examination of a victim-survivor by the accused".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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