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3 Sept 2020 · 5:12 PM · Division 27

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020

Second Reading - Keep second reading motion unchanged
Official title
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Keep second reading motion unchanged

Ayes 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
42
No
36
Not recorded voting
73

“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 in favour of motion to keep the usual second reading motion - that the bill be read a second time - unchanged. This motion was put after the Member for Griffith Terri Butler proposed an amendment.

Giving a bill a second reading is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.

Proposed amendment text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"The House declines to give the bill a second reading as it is of the opinion that the outdated proposals from the Government ignore recommendations from the Samuel Review and fail to protect the environment, create jobs and provide certainty for business".

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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
41
No
36
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party032
Liberal Party310
National Party70
Independent12
Liberal National Party20
Centre Alliance01
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 41

No · 36

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