Parliament of Australia · Senate · 17 September 2026 · Defence and foreign affairs

Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026: in committee

Voting yes supported item 65 of schedule 5 of the Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 standing as printed in committee, which keeps the original wording of that item.

Passed30 yes 24 no

The question put

That item 65 of schedule 5 stand as printed.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes20 yes · 0 no
20 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 13 no
13 members
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAndrew Bragg
- NoAndrew McLachlan
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoChris Gatenby
- NoDave Sharma
- NoDean Smith
- NoJessica Collins
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMaria Kovacic
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoRichard Colbeck
- NoSarah Henderson
GreensAll yes10 yes · 0 no
10 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
- YesVanessa Bleyer
One NationAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
- NoMalcolm Roberts
- NoPauline Hanson
- NoSean Bell
- NoTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- NoMatthew CanavanNationals
- NoRoss CadellNationals
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- 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.