Senate Division 18 · 31 Mar 2026

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Independent review of operation of amendments

Negatived 27 aye · 32 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against a One Nation amendment, which means it was unsuccessful. The amendment would have introduced an independent review into the bill.

Amendment text

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 1), omit "Sections 1 to 3", substitute "Sections 1 to 4".

(2) Page 2 (after line 12), after clause 3, insert:

4 Review of operation of Act

(1) The Minister must cause an independent review to be conducted of the operation of the amendments made by this Act.

(2) Without limiting the matters that may be considered when conducting the review, the review must consider the potential for conflict with other legislation, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Regulations 2011;

(b) the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015;

(c) the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;

(d) the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007;

(e) the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Rule 2015.

Timing of review

(3) The review must commence as soon as practicable after this section commences.

(4) The person or persons who conduct the review must complete the review before the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day the review commences.

Minister to be given report of review

(5) The persons conducting the review must give the Minister a written report of the review as soon as practicable after the review is completed.

Minister to table report of review

(6) The Minister must table a copy of the report in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.

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

Related bills

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	1	21
Liberal–National Coalition	21	0
Australian Greens	0	10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	4	0
United Australia Party	1	0
Independent	0	1

Every vote

AYE (27)

NO (32)

Divisions this sitting day

Every division the Senate held that day, in order; the one on this page is marked.

Division 1 National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Criticism Negatived Senate 28–34
Division 2 National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Plan variation provision Carried Senate 30–11
Division 3 National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 - in Committee - NDIS supports Negatived Senate 12–32
Division 4 National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 - in Committee - People who have been convicted of criminal offences Negatived Senate 13–30
Division 5 Motions - Australian Defence Force - Put the question Carried Senate 23–10
Division 6 Motions - Australian Defence Force - Let another motion be moved Negatived Senate 10–23
Division 7 Regulations and Determinations - Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes — Cash Acceptance) Regulations 2025 - Disallow Negatived Senate 17–28
Division 8 Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Gender dysphoria treatment Negatived Senate 19–41
Division 9 Committees — Procedure Committee; Reference Negatived Senate 5–44
Division 10 Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents Carried Senate 36–23
Division 11 Documents — Superannuation; Order for the Production of Documents Negatived Senate 26–34
Division 12 Documents - Housing Australia - Order for the production of documents Carried Senate 37–23
Division 13 Matters of Urgency - Taxation - 25% tax on gas exports Negatived Senate 10–26
Division 14 Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Educational institutions Negatived Senate 16–26
Division 15 Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Copyright Negatived Senate 16–26
Division 16 Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Repeal of restrictions relating to fossil fuels Negatived Senate 26–36
Division 17 Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Greens amendments Negatived Senate 11–36
Division 18 Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Independent review of operation of amendments Negatived Senate 27–32
Division 19 Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Reduction in fuel excise and heavy vehicle road user charge Negatived Senate 22–36
Division 20 Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government Negatived Senate 25–34
Division 21 Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Renewables Negatived Senate 10–32