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3 Mar 2014 · 12:39 PM · Division 2

Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013

Second reading - Read a second time
Official title
Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013 - Second reading - Read a second time

Second reading defeated

Aye
32
No
38
Not recorded voting
6

“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 read the bill for a second time.(Read more about this division in the Australian. )

This means that the majority of senators disagree with the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Climate Change Authority, and that the bill has been rejected.

Background to the motion

The Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced to abolish the Climate Change Authority ('CCA'), which was established by the Labor government to provide independent advice on Australia’s emissions reduction targets, and other Australian Government climate change initiatives.(Read more about the CCA on its website here. It was created by the Climate Change Authority Bill 2011. )

Abolishing the CCA is a key Coalition policy.(Read more in the media.)

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Policies this vote counts towards

How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
32
No
38
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party027
Liberal Party260
Australian Greens09
National Party50
Senate President02
Deputy Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 32

No · 38

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