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SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (WELFARE REFORM AND REINSTATEMENT» «OF» «RACIAL» «DISCRIMINATION» «ACT» ) BILL 2009

Order «of» the day read for the adjourned debate on the motion «of» the Special Minister «of» State (Senator Ludwig)—That this bill be now read a second time.

Debate resumed.

Senator Siewert moved the following amendment:

 At the end «of» the motion, add "and further consideration «of» the bill be made an order «of» the day for consideration after the Senate concludes its consideration «of» the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration «of» «Racial» «Discrimination» «Act» ) Bill 2009".

Debate ensued.

Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put.

The Senate divided—

AYES, 4

Senators—

Brown, Bob

Ludlam

Milne

Siewert (Teller)


NOES, 42

Senators—

Adams (Teller)

Back

Bilyk

Bishop

Boyce

Brandis

Brown, Carol

Cameron

Carr

Cash

Colbeck

Cormann

Crossin

Farrell

Feeney

Ferguson

Fielding

Fifield

Fisher

Forshaw

Furner

Hurley

Hutchins

Joyce

Kroger

Ludwig

Lundy

Marshall

McEwen

McLucas

Moore

Nash

Parry

Pratt

Scullion

Stephens

Sterle

Troeth

Trood

Williams

Wortley

Xenophon

Question negatived.

Main question put.

The Senate divided—

AYES,44


Senators—
AdamsCoonanHumphriesO'Brien
BackCormannHurleyParry
BilykCrossinHutchinsPratt
BishopEgglestonJoyceScullion
BoyceFarrellKrogerStephens
BrandisFeeneyLudwigSterle
Brown, CarolFieldingLundyTroeth
CameronFifieldMcEwen (Teller)Trood
CarrFisherMcLucasWilliams
CashForshawMooreWortley
ColbeckFurnerNashXenophon

NOES, 4


Senators—
Brown, BobLudlamMilneSiewert (Teller)

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

No amendments to the bill were circulated and no senator required that it be considered in committee.

On the motion «of the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Senator Carr) the bill was read a third time.