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17 June 2013 · 7:46 PM · Division 4

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013

Official title
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Amend to include shale gas, tight gas and underground coal gasification

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
10
No
25
Not recorded voting
41

“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 introduced by Greens Senator Larissa Waters.

The amendment would have changed the bill so that:

  • the definition of "coal seam gas development" includes shale gas extraction and tight gas extraction; and
  • the definition of "large coal mining development" includes underground coal gasification mining activity.

Background to the bill

The purpose of the bill is to protect water resources from significant impacts caused by coal seam gas and large coal mining developments.(See here for more information about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum and bills digest.)

References

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
10
No
25
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party016
Australian Greens90
Liberal Party06
Senate President02
Democratic Labor Party10
National Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 10

No · 25

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