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Parliament of Australia

Procedure votes: Senate

688 procedural votes, newest first.

  1. Committees: Education and Employment References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Payman's motion on the Senate's business order, which sends a referral to the Education and Employment References Committee.

    Passed 37 to 21

  2. Matters of Urgency: Gas Industry

    Voting yes supported the Senate treating the gas industry as a matter of urgency, which would allow a debate on that subject to take priority over other business.

    Defeated 12 to 28

  3. Budget: Consideration by Estimates Committees

    Voting yes supported suspending standing orders to allow consideration of the budget by Estimates committees, as moved by Senator McKenzie.

    Defeated 24 to 32

  4. Budget: Consideration by Estimates Committees

    Voting yes supported closing the debate on the motion about budget consideration by Estimates Committees, ending further discussion of it.

    Passed 32 to 24

  5. Budget: Consideration by Estimates Committees

    Voting yes supported suspending standing orders so that the budget could be considered by Senate Estimates Committees, a procedural step rather than a policy change.

    Defeated 26 to 33

  6. Budget: Consideration by Estimates Committees

    Voting yes supported suspending the standing orders so the Senate could take up the budget's consideration by Estimates Committees, a procedural motion, but the motion was defeated.

    Defeated 25 to 32

  7. Budget: Consideration by Estimates Committees

    Voting yes supported the closure motion moved by Senator Wong, which ends debate on the Budget: Consideration by Estimates Committees matter.

    Passed 34 to 25

  8. Documents: COVID-19: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate notice of motion seeking an order for the production of documents relating to COVID-19, which was defeated.

    Defeated 26 to 33

  9. Documents: Department of Finance

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Payman's general business notice of motion No. 123 concerning documents from the Department of Finance.

    Passed 37 to 23

  10. Committees: Finance and Public Administration References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the Senate business motion standing in Senator Payman's name, which concerns a referral to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee.

    Defeated 27 to 33

  11. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by Senator Shoebridge to the Selection of Bills Committee report, which was defeated.

    Defeated 11 to 27

  12. Documents: Australian Public Service Commission: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to Senator David Pocock's motion No. 118 seeking the production of documents from the Australian Public Service Commission.

    Passed 38 to 22

  13. Documents: Office of the eSafety Commissioner: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to general business notice of motion No. 117 on the production of documents from the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.

    Passed 37 to 22

  14. Documents: Office of the eSafety Commissioner: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion calling for documents from the Office of the eSafety Commissioner to be produced to the Senate.

    Passed 37 to 22

  15. Documents: Australian Army: Jervis Bay Incident: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate ordering the production of documents about the Australian Army's Jervis Bay incident, as set out in general business notice of motion No. 114.

    Defeated 17 to 30

  16. Documents: Age Assurance Technology Trial: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion requiring the production of documents relating to the Age Assurance Technology Trial.

    Passed 38 to 24

  17. Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee

    Voting yes supported referring a matter to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry, as set out in Senator Shoebridge's notice of motion No. 2.

    Passed 39 to 23

  18. Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee

    Voting yes supported making Senator Roberts' amendment to Senate notice of motion No. 2 on the Environment and Communications References Committee, which concerns the order of Senate business.

    Defeated 27 to 35

  19. Matters of Urgency: Taxation

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the urgency motion on taxation moved by Senator McGrath, which would have given the matter priority debate in the Senate.

    Defeated 23 to 31

  20. Matters of Urgency: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the matter of urgency moved by Senator Waters about the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, which lets that topic be debated urgently.

    Passed 31 to 23

  21. Documents: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported an order requiring the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to produce documents, as set out in Senator Waters' notice of motion No. 106.

    Passed 36 to 22

  22. Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion from Senator Waters about referring a matter to the Environment and Communications References Committee, which is a procedural step without a policy outcome.

    Passed 34 to 25

  23. Documents: Australian Public Service Commission: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported an order for the production of documents from the Australian Public Service Commission, as set out in Senator David Pocock's motion.

    Passed 35 to 20

  24. Documents: Australian National University: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate ordering the production of documents relating to the Australian National University, as set out in general business notice of motion No. 80.

    Defeated 16 to 26

  25. Documents: Australian National University: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to general business notice of motion No. 79, which would require the production of documents relating to the Australian National University.

    Defeated 16 to 26

  26. Documents: Australian National University: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate ordering the production of documents relating to the Australian National University, as set out in general business notice of motion No. 78.

    Defeated 16 to 26

  27. Documents: Australian National University: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported an order for the production of documents from the Australian National University, as set out in motion No. 76 moved by Senator David Pocock.

    Defeated 16 to 27

  28. Committees: Productivity in Australia Select Committee: appointment

    Voting yes supported establishing the Productivity in Australia Select Committee by agreeing to Senator Bragg's notice of motion, which is a procedural step about committee appointment.

    Defeated 23 to 37

  29. Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee

    Voting yes supported a motion by Senators Babet and Roberts relating to the Environment and Communications References Committee, a procedural step about referring a matter to a Senate committee.

    Defeated 27 to 34

  30. Committees: Environment and Communications References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion, standing in Senator Hanson-Young's name, that a matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry.

    Passed 37 to 24

  31. Committees: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

    Voting yes supported the Senate giving priority to Senator Canavan's notice of motion No. 1 on referring a matter to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee.

    Defeated 27 to 33

  32. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported making the Greens amendment to the Selection of Bills Committee report, which concerns how the Senate sets its bill referral process.

    Defeated 13 to 31

  33. Committees: Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee: membership

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion from Senator Hanson-Young on general business notice of motion No. 61 concerning committee membership for the Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee.

    Passed 33 to 25

  34. Committees: Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee: membership

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by Senator Scarr to the committee membership motion, which was defeated.

    Defeated 28 to 33

  35. Documents: Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to Senator Faruqi's motion No. 60, as amended, which calls for the production of documents relating to Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism.

    Defeated 13 to 31

  36. Committees: Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy—Select Committee: appointment

    Voting yes supported appointing the Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy, as set out in the amended motion, which was passed by the Senate.

    Passed 39 to 28

  37. Documents: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Whitten's notice of motion No. 56, which sought an order for the production of documents from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

    Defeated 18 to 29

  38. Matters of Urgency: Cybersafety

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the matter of urgency on cybersafety raised by Senator Babet, which allows the topic to be debated urgently.

    Passed 38 to 25

  39. Documents: Parliamentary Service Commissioner: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Roberts's motion No. 52 calling for the production of documents relating to the Parliamentary Service Commissioner.

    Defeated 29 to 33

  40. Documents: Pensions and Benefits: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Allman-Payne's motion No. 45 calling for the production of documents on pensions and benefits.

    Defeated 15 to 33