Parliament of Australia · Senate · 14 May 2026

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

Voting yes supported limiting debate so the remaining stages of the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 were completed and the bill passed now.

Passed34 yes 27 no

The question put

That the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes24 yes · 0 no
24 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesMurray Watt
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesSue Lines
- YesTim Ayres
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 16 no
16 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoClaire Chandler
- NoDave Sharma
- NoDean Smith
- NoJames Paterson
- NoJane Hume
- NoJessica Collins
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoRichard Colbeck
- NoSarah Henderson
- NoSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
NationalsAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoBridget McKenzie
- NoMatthew Canavan
- NoRoss Cadell
One NationAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoSean Bell
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoRalph BabetUnited Australia Party

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Australia, read through the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.