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19 June 2013 · 10:47 AM · Division 5

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013

Amendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Put the question (Greens amendment - extend protection)

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
37
No
30
Not recorded voting
9

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

This division relates to the Policies For protecting Australia's fresh water resources and For coal seam gas extraction.

The majority voted in favour of a motion to put the question, which was whether the Greens Party amendment should be agreed to.

The Greens amendment was introduced by Senator Larissa Waters.

The vote on the amendment is available here.

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.) This is called a ‘water trigger’. The bill creates penalties and offences to prohibit such actions.

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
37
No
30
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party260
Liberal Party024
Australian Greens90
National Party04
Senate President20
Deputy Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 37

No · 30

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