The majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the bill's main idea. In other words, they voted to read it for a second time. They can now discuss it in greater detail.
What is the bill's main idea?
According to the bills digest:
The purpose of the Migration Amendment (Australia’s Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023 (the Amendment Bill) is to amend the Migration Act 1958 to provide for a visa pre-application process to be conducted as part of the application validity criteria for a particular visa.
Summary
Date and time: 11:57 AM on 2023-03-09
Allegra Spender's vote: Aye
Total number of "aye" votes: 86
Total number of "no" votes: 52
Total number of abstentions: 12
Related bill: Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023
Adapted from information made available by theyvoteforyou.org.au