21 Mar 2013 · 12:38 PM · Division 1
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013
- Official title
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Bilateral agreements
Ayes 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
- 74
- No
- 71
- Not recorded voting
- 5
“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 in favour of an amendment to further protect water resources from coal seam gas development and large coal mining development.
The amendment was introduced by Independent MP Tony Windsor. It gives precedence to the subdivision of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) that protects water resources from significant impacts caused by coal seam gas development and large coal mining development.(This subdivision is available to read on ComLaw, the Commonwealth website that contains the full text of all recent Australian Government legislation. For more on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) see the Wikipedia entry.) This is the case even where bilateral agreements would otherwise allow a state government to act in respect of this type of development without approval.
References
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Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh waterSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
- Unconventional gas miningSupporters vote No
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 69 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 59 |
| National Party | 0 | 11 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 1 | 0 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Katter's Australian Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 74
- Adam BandtMelbourne · Greens
- Anthony AlbaneseGrayndler · Labor
- Sharon BirdCunningham · Labor
- Chris BowenMcMahon · Labor
- David BradburyLindsay · Labor
- Gai BrodtmannCanberra · Labor
- Tony BurkeWatson · Labor
- Mark ButlerHindmarsh · Labor
- Anthony ByrneHolt · Labor
- Nick ChampionWakefield · Labor
- Darren CheesemanCorangamite · Labor
- Jason ClareBlaxland · Labor
- Julie CollinsFranklin · Labor
- Greg CombetCharlton · Labor
- Simon CreanHotham · Labor
- Yvette D'AthPetrie · Labor
- Michael DanbyMelbourne Ports · Labor
- Mark DreyfusIsaacs · Labor
- Justine ElliotRichmond · Labor
- Kate EllisAdelaide · Labor
- Craig EmersonRankin · Labor
- Laurie FergusonReid · Labor
- Martin FergusonBatman · Labor
- Joel FitzgibbonHunter · Labor
- Peter GarrettKingsford Smith · Labor
- Steve GeorganasAdelaide · Labor
- Steve GibbonsBendigo · Labor
- Julia GillardLalor · Labor
- Gary GrayBrand · Labor
- Sharon GriersonNewcastle · Labor
No · 71
- Natasha GriggsSolomon · CLP
- Tony AbbottWarringah · Liberal
- John AlexanderBennelong · Liberal
- Kevin AndrewsMenzies · Liberal
- Karen AndrewsMcPherson · Liberal
- Bob BaldwinPaterson · Liberal
- Bruce BillsonDunkley · Liberal
- Bronwyn BishopMackellar · Liberal
- Julie BishopCurtin · Liberal
- Jamie BriggsMayo · Liberal
- Russell BroadbentMonash · Liberal
- Scott BuchholzWright · Liberal
- Steven CioboMoncrieff · Liberal
- Peter DuttonDickson · Liberal
- Warren EntschLeichhardt · Liberal
- Paul FletcherBradfield · Liberal
- Josh FrydenbergKooyong · Liberal
- Teresa GambaroBrisbane · Liberal
- Joanna GashGilmore · Liberal
- Barry HaaseKalgoorlie · Liberal
- Alex HawkeMitchell · Liberal
- Joe HockeyNorth Sydney · Liberal
- Greg HuntFlinders · Liberal
- Steve IronsSwan · Liberal
- Dennis JensenTangney · Liberal
- Ewen JonesHerbert · Liberal
- Michael KeenanStirling · Liberal
- Craig KellyHughes · Liberal
- Andrew LamingBowman · Liberal
- Sussan LeyFarrer · Liberal
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