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title: "Statute Update Bill 2026: limitation of debate (Senate, 10 September 2026) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported agreeing to amendments on sheet 4121 to the Statute Update Bill 2026, which were then debated under a limitation of debate motion; the motion was defeated. Defeated 22 to 32 in the Senate on 10 September 2026. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-09-10/23"
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Parliament of Australia · Senate · 10 September 2026

# Statute Update Bill 2026: limitation of debate

Voting yes supported agreeing to amendments on sheet 4121 to the Statute Update Bill 2026, which were then debated under a limitation of debate motion; the motion was defeated.

Defeated **22** yes **32** no 

The question put

That amendments on sheet 4121 be agreed to.

## How each party voted

- Labor All no 0 yes · 20 no  
20 members

  - No [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown)
  - No [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker)
  - No [Deborah O'Neill](https://politics.computer/mp/deborah-o-neill)
  - No [Don Farrell](https://politics.computer/mp/don-farrell)
  - No [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker)
  - No [Helen Polley](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-polley)
  - No [Jana Stewart](https://politics.computer/mp/jana-stewart)
  - No [Jenny McAllister](https://politics.computer/mp/jenny-mcallister)
  - No [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega)
  - No [Karen Grogan](https://politics.computer/mp/karen-grogan)
  - No [Katy Gallagher](https://politics.computer/mp/katy-gallagher)
  - No [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin)
  - No [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith)
  - No [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah)
  - No [Murray Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/murray-watt)
  - No [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green)
  - No [Penny Wong](https://politics.computer/mp/penny-wong)
  - No [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone)
  - No [Richard Dowling](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-dowling)
  - No [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon)
- Liberal All yes 15 yes · 0 no  
15 members

  - Yes [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic)
  - Yes [Andrew Bragg](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-bragg)
  - Yes [Andrew McLachlan](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-mclachlan)
  - Yes [Anne Ruston](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-ruston)
  - Yes [Chris Gatenby](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-gatenby)
  - Yes [Dave Sharma](https://politics.computer/mp/dave-sharma)
  - Yes [James Paterson](https://politics.computer/mp/james-paterson)
  - Yes [Jessica Collins](https://politics.computer/mp/jessica-collins)
  - Yes [Jonathon Duniam](https://politics.computer/mp/jonathon-duniam)
  - Yes [Leah Blyth](https://politics.computer/mp/leah-blyth)
  - Yes [Maria Kovacic](https://politics.computer/mp/maria-kovacic)
  - Yes [Michaelia Cash](https://politics.computer/mp/michaelia-cash)
  - Yes [Paul Scarr](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-scarr)
  - Yes [Sarah Henderson](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-henderson)
  - Yes [Slade Brockman](https://politics.computer/mp/slade-brockman)
- Greens All no 0 yes · 10 no  
10 members

  - No [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock)
  - No [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge)
  - No [Jordon Steele-John](https://politics.computer/mp/jordon-steele-john)
  - No [Larissa Waters](https://politics.computer/mp/larissa-waters)
  - No [Mehreen Faruqi](https://politics.computer/mp/mehreen-faruqi)
  - No [Nick McKim](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mckim)
  - No [Penny Allman-Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/penny-allman-payne)
  - No [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-hanson-young)
  - No [Steph Hodgins-May](https://politics.computer/mp/steph-hodgins-may)
  - No [Vanessa Bleyer](https://politics.computer/mp/vanessa-bleyer)
- One Nation All yes 3 yes · 0 no  
3 members

  - Yes [Pauline Hanson](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-hanson)
  - Yes [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell)
  - Yes [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - Yes [Bridget McKenzie](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-mckenzie) Nationals
  - Yes [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) Nationals
  - No [Fatima Payman](https://politics.computer/mp/fatima-payman) Australia's Voice
  - No [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent
  - Yes [James McGrath](https://politics.computer/mp/james-mcgrath) LNP
  - Yes [Ralph Babet](https://politics.computer/mp/ralph-babet) United 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.

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Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Australia](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=%5Ffragment%5Fnumber,doc%5Fdate-rev;page=0;query=Dataset%3Ahansards,hansards80%20Date%3A10%2F9%2F2026;rec=0;resCount=Default), read through [the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data](https://data.openaustralia.org.au/). The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.

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