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23 June 2014 · 9:38 PM · Division 6

Infrastructure Australia Amendment Bill 2013

in Committee - Local community consultation
Official title
Infrastructure Australia Amendment Bill 2013 - in Committee - Local community consultation

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
11
No
36
Not recorded voting
29

“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 Party Senator Scott Ludlam.

What was the amendment?

Senator Ludlam explained his amendment, saying that it:

once again adds local communities as a group that [the Government] should consult with in performing its functions ... This is something that goes to the heart of the way that infrastructure is done. They cannot sit in an office on the other side of the country, dropping infrastructure projects in from Google Earth. These things affect people. They actually affect local communities.

Amendment text

(14) Schedule 1, item 10, page 8 (line 28), at the end of section 6B, add:

; (c) local communities.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
10
No
36
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party021
Liberal Party010
Australian Greens90
National Party03
Country Liberal Party01
Independent10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 10

No · 36

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