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17 June 2013 · 8:07 PM · Division 5

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013

In Committee - Amend to make more specific
Official title
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Amend to make more specific

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
28
No
34
Not recorded voting
14

“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 a motion to change the wording of proposed section 24D(2)(a). The motion was introduced by Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham.

Debate in Parliament

The proposed section 24D(2)(a) contained in the bill currently reads: (2) A person must not take an action if: (a) the action involves: (i) coal seam gas development; or (ii) large coal mining development; and ...

Senator Birmingham's motion was an amendment to change the word "involves" to "is a". He said that the current wording is too broad and so this amendment would "minimise the potential ... for there to be any unintended consequences as a result".

Labor Senator Jan McLucas disagreed, saying that Senator Birmingham's amendment "would limit the bill to activity which is a coal seam gas or large coalmining development rather than activity which involves such developments".

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
28
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party220
Australian Greens09
National Party30
Senate President02
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Democratic Labor Party10
Independent01

How each member voted

Aye · 28

No · 34

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