21 Nov 2012 · 9:39 AM · Division 1
Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012
- Official title
- Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Modelling
Noes in the majority
This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.
- Aye
- 11
- No
- 35
- Not recorded voting
- 30
“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.
What was decided
The majority voted against an amendment moved by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
According the Senator Hanson-Young, the amendment requires "that there be basin-wide modelling done prior to any adjustment in the levels of sustainable diversion limits to ensure that we know exactly what the impact of the changes to that water recovery, either up or down, will actually be".(See Senator Hanson-Young's contribution for more information about what the amendment does. ) She said that this modelling must be available to the public, the affected communities and the parliament.
Background to the bill
The purpose of the bill is to allow the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to make adjustments to the long-term average sustainable diversion limit set by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.(See the bills digest (809KB) for more information on the bill and its purpose.) Sustainable diversion limits are the average water quantities that can be taken from the Murray-Darling basin sustainably and their aim is to return water to the environment.
References
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh waterSupporters vote Aye
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to useSupporters vote No
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 20 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 9 |
| National Party | 0 | 4 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 11
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Scott LudlamWA · Greens
- Christine MilneTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Penny WrightSA · Greens
- John MadiganVictoria · Labor
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
No · 35
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Stephen ConroyVictoria · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- David FeeneyVictoria · Labor
- Mark FurnerQueensland · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Joe LudwigQueensland · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Matt ThistlethwaiteKingsford Smith · Labor
- Lin ThorpTasmania · Labor
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Sean EdwardsSA · Liberal
- Helen KrogerVictoria · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Arthur SinodinosNSW · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
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