Cory Bernardi (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The ayes and the noes being equal, the amendments are not insisted upon. As has been explained on previous such occasions, the reason for this is that the amendments required a majority to be carried in the first instance, and the equally divided votes on the question of whether the Senate should insist on its amendments indicates that there is now not a majority in support of the amendments.

Resolution reported; report adopted.