6 Feb 2013 · 12:44 PM · Division 4
Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012
- Official title
- Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Timeframe
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
- 8
- No
- 28
- Not recorded voting
- 40
“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 Greens amendment moved by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
Senator Hanson-Young explains that this amendment "go[es] to the time frame of this piece of legislation and the required timing of when the extra water—450 gigalitres—is to be returned."(See the rest of Senator Hanson-Young's contribution and related debate here. The amendment is referred to as the Greens amendments (7) and (10) to (16) on sheet 7314 and the relevant debate began at 12:37 pm. ) These amendments will bring forward the due date from 2024 to 2019.
Background to the bill
The bill(A copy of the bill, its explanatory memoranda and amendments are available here. ) was introduced to establish an Environment Special Account to fund projects that protect and restore environmental assets of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and protect water dependent biodiversity of the MDB.(Read more about the bill in this bills digest (696 KB).) The projects will include those that increase the available environmental water in the MDB by 450 Gigalitres.
References
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh waterSupporters vote Aye
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to useSupporters vote No
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 18 |
| Australian Greens | 8 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| National Party | 0 | 1 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 8
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Scott LudlamWA · Greens
- Christine MilneTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Penny WrightSA · Greens
No · 28
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- Chris EvansWA · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Mark FurnerQueensland · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Matt ThistlethwaiteKingsford Smith · Labor
- Lin ThorpTasmania · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- John MadiganVictoria · Labor
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Bridget McKenzieVictoria · Nationals
- Barnaby JoyceNew England · One Nation
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