7 Feb 2013 · 1:38 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 - Auditing
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
- 9
- No
- 38
- 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 a Greens amendment moved by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
This amendment related to auditing the special account established by this bill. Senator Hanson-Young explains that it would "ensure that the National Water Commission will properly, rigorously, audit the special account after every financial year to make sure that the $1.77 billion is being spent wisely and productively."(See the rest of Senator Hanson-Young's explanation and the associated debate here. The amendment was referred to as Greens amendments (17) to (24) on sheet 7314 and began at 1:29 pm. )
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
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 23 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 9 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 9
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- 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 · 38
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Stephen ConroyVictoria · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- Chris EvansWA · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- David FeeneyVictoria · Labor
- Mark FurnerQueensland · Labor
- Joe LudwigQueensland · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Matt ThistlethwaiteKingsford Smith · Labor
- Lin ThorpTasmania · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- John MadiganVictoria · Labor
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Sean EdwardsSA · Liberal
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