The majority voted against a [motion] to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time. This means the bill won't be considered any further. What is the bill's main idea? According to the [bill homepage]: Amends the Criminal Code Act 1995 to: provide that the consent of the Attorney-General will not be required for proceedings relating to genocide and related atrocity crimes; and remove the restrictions on review of decisions of the ...
the federal government should fully implement the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide into Australian domestic law
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