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4 Apr 2019 · 9:24 PM · Division 3

Resolutions of the Senate

Official title
Resolutions of the Senate - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Don't concur with Senate resolution

Tied vote

Aye
73
No
73
Not recorded voting
4

“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 "That the House of Representatives does not concur in the resolution of the Senate." This means it failed.

Senate resolution

The Senate transmits to the House of Representatives the following resolution which was agreed to by the Senate this day:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) the Murray-Darling Royal Commission recommended that future water recovery for the environment, including the 450 GL, should be purchased through buyback, which requires repeal of the 1,500 GL cap on buybacks in section 85C of the Water Act 2007; and

(ii) the future environmental health of the Murray-Darling Basin relies on additional water recovery; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to support the urgent repeal of the 1,500 GL limit on Commonwealth water purchases.

The Senate requests the concurrence of the House of Representatives in this resolution.

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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
72
No
73
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party066
Liberal Party541
National Party140
Independent23
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance01
Liberal National Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 72

No · 73

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