Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
People who support this policy believe that environmental and conservation groups should be able to challenge the legality of federal government decisions made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) (in other words, they should have standing to seek judicial review under that Act).
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
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- Generally against
- Mixture
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- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Liberal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nationals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 36 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Lisa Chesters (Bendigo) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tim Watts (Gellibrand) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Clare O'Neil (Hotham) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Joanne Ryan (Lalor) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sharon Claydon (Newcastle) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jim Chalmers (Rankin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Giles (Scullin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Pat Conroy (Shortland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Pasin (Barker) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michelle Landry (Capricornia) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Melissa Price (Durack) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Angus Taylor (Hume) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Rick Wilson (O'Connor) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Kevin Hogan (Page) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 11 Nov 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Legal System - Stop environmental groups from challenging government decisions
- 10 Sept 2015 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 10 Sept 2015 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 20 Aug 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Galilee Basin - Stop legal actions by anti-coal activists