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10 Feb 2020 · 7:37 PM · Division 3

Mining

Revoke Adani environmental approvals
Official title
Motions - Mining - Revoke Adani environmental approvals

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
48
Not recorded voting
19

“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 introduced by Queensland Senator Larissa Waters (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) Adani Mining has received a criminal conviction in relation to giving false and misleading information to the regulator in relation to unlawful clearing activities, and

(ii) criminal convictions are a trigger under section 145 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for review and revocation of approvals granted under that Act; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to revoke Adani's environmental approvals related to its Carmichael Coal mine.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
9
No
48
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party023
Australian Labor Party016
Australian Greens90
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 48

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