SenateDivision 11 · 5 Feb 2026

Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Membership of Committee

Not passed12 aye · 26 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by NSW Senator David Shoebridge (Greens), which means it was unsuccessful.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 2, page 6 (line 22) to page 7 (line 6), omit subsections 110ABA(2) and (3), substitute:

(2) The Committee is to consist of 13 members:

(a) 7 Government members, including at least:

(i) 2 Senators; and

(ii) 2 members of the House of Representatives; and

(b) 6 non‑Government members:

(i) 2 Opposition Senators; and

(ii) 2 Opposition members of the House of Representatives; and

(iii) 1 Senator who is not a member of the Government or the Opposition; and

(iv) 1 member of the House of Representatives who is not a member of the Government or the Opposition.

Note: For more detailed provisions on the appointment of Committee members, see Division 5.

Context written by They Vote For You volunteers (ODbL), reproduced unchanged.

Committee of the whole: The Senate examines a bill in detail as a committee of the whole. Divisions at this stage decide specific amendments to the bill's text.

Related bills

Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	2	23
Australian Greens	9	0
Liberal–National Coalition	0	3
Independent	1	0

Every vote

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What the Senate divided on around this vote, in order.

5 Feb 2026Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main ideaSenate 12–29
5 Feb 2026Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - Limiting applications to be reviewed on the papers to student visasSenate 12–32
5 Feb 2026Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the billSenate 32–11
5 Feb 2026Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; ReportSenate 19–29
5 Feb 2026Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; ReportSenate 27–19
5 Feb 2026Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; ReportSenate 18–27
5 Feb 2026Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; ReportSenate 36–9
5 Feb 2026Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; ReferenceSenate 18–28
5 Feb 2026Committees — Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; ReferenceSenate 20–29
5 Feb 2026Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main ideaSenate 31–10
5 Feb 2026Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Constitution of CommitteeSenate 13–28