Thursday, 10 February 2022
Bills
Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2021
Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2021
Second reading
Debate resumed on motion of Mr PEARSON:
That this bill be now read a second time.
and Ms SHEED’s amendment:
That all the words after ‘That’ be omitted and replaced with the words ‘this house refuses to read this bill a second time until the government conducts further consultation on the impact on regional newspapers of ceasing to publish notices in print newspapers’.
The SPEAKER: The question is:
That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.
Those supporting the reasoned amendment moved by the member for Shepparton should vote no.
House divided on question:
| Ayes, 48 | ||
| Allan, Ms | Fregon, Mr | Pallas, Mr |
| Brayne, Mr | Green, Ms | Pearson, Mr |
| Bull, Mr J | Halfpenny, Ms | Read, Dr |
| Carbines, Mr | Hall, Ms | Richards, Ms |
| Carroll, Mr | Halse, Mr | Sandell, Ms |
| Cheeseman, Mr | Hamer, Mr | Scott, Mr |
| Connolly, Ms | Hennessy, Ms | Settle, Ms |
| Crugnale, Ms | Hibbins, Mr | Spence, Ms |
| D’Ambrosio, Ms | Horne, Ms | Staikos, Mr |
| Dimopoulos, Mr | Hutchins, Ms | Suleyman, Ms |
| Donnellan, Mr | Kennedy, Mr | Tak, Mr |
| Edbrooke, Mr | Kilkenny, Ms | Taylor, Mr |
| Edwards, Ms | Maas, Mr | Theophanous, Ms |
| Eren, Mr | McGhie, Mr | Thomas, Ms |
| Foley, Mr | McGuire, Mr | Ward, Ms |
| Fowles, Mr | Pakula, Mr | Wynne, Mr |
| Noes, 21 | ||
| Battin, Mr | McLeish, Ms | Sheed, Ms |
| Britnell, Ms | Morris, Mr | Smith, Mr R |
| Bull, Mr T | Newbury, Mr | Southwick, Mr |
| Cupper, Ms | Northe, Mr | Staley, Ms |
| Hodgett, Mr | Riordan, Mr | Vallence, Ms |
| Kealy, Ms | Rowswell, Mr | Wakeling, Mr |
| McCurdy, Mr | Ryan, Ms | Walsh, Mr |
Question agreed to.
The SPEAKER: The question is:
That this bill be now read a second time and a third time.
House divided on question:
| Ayes, 48 | ||
| Allan, Ms | Fregon, Mr | Pallas, Mr |
| Brayne, Mr | Green, Ms | Pearson, Mr |
| Bull, Mr J | Halfpenny, Ms | Read, Dr |
| Carbines, Mr | Hall, Ms | Richards, Ms |
| Carroll, Mr | Halse, Mr | Sandell, Ms |
| Cheeseman, Mr | Hamer, Mr | Scott, Mr |
| Connolly, Ms | Hennessy, Ms | Settle, Ms |
| Crugnale, Ms | Hibbins, Mr | Spence, Ms |
| D’Ambrosio, Ms | Horne, Ms | Staikos, Mr |
| Dimopoulos, Mr | Hutchins, Ms | Suleyman, Ms |
| Donnellan, Mr | Kennedy, Mr | Tak, Mr |
| Edbrooke, Mr | Kilkenny, Ms | Taylor, Mr |
| Edwards, Ms | Maas, Mr | Theophanous, Ms |
| Eren, Mr | McGhie, Mr | Thomas, Ms |
| Foley, Mr | McGuire, Mr | Ward, Ms |
| Fowles, Mr | Pakula, Mr | Wynne, Mr |
| Noes, 21 | ||
| Battin, Mr | McLeish, Ms | Sheed, Ms |
| Britnell, Ms | Morris, Mr | Smith, Mr R |
| Bull, Mr T | Newbury, Mr | Southwick, Mr |
| Cupper, Ms | Northe, Mr | Staley, Ms |
| Hodgett, Mr | Riordan, Mr | Vallence, Ms |
| Kealy, Ms | Rowswell, Mr | Wakeling, Mr |
| McCurdy, Mr | Ryan, Ms | Walsh, Mr |
Question agreed to.
Read second time.
Third reading
Motion agreed to.
Read third time.
The SPEAKER: The bill will now be sent to the Legislative Council and their agreement requested.
Business interrupted under sessional orders.