Division
The majority voted against an amended motion: > *That the amendment, moved by the member for Port Adelaide, be agreed to:* > > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"whilst not declining to give this bill and related bills a second reading, the House:* > >> *(1) notes that:* >> >>> *(a) in addition to the products in these bills, there is a large range of products and activities that contribute the vast majority of emissions to Australia's total emissions;* >>> >>> *(b) the Government has failed to act to limit these emissions including from land clearing, the industrial sector, the transport sector and from electricity generation, which has led to emissions rising by 1.4 per cent in the last quarter alone; and* >>> >>> *(c) the Government has failed to act on climate change and is threatening our economy and precious environment for current and future generations; and* >> >> *(2) calls on the Government to take the advice it commissioned itself, and implement the central Finkel review recommendation of a Clean Energy Target for the electricity sector."* To give a bill a second reading is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.
House of Representatives, 2017-09-06. negative: ayes 70, noes 75.
Question
The majority voted against an amended motion: > *That the amendment, moved by the member for Port Adelaide, be agreed to:* > > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"whilst not declining to give this bill and related bills a second reading, the House:* > >> *(1) notes that:* >> >>> *(a) in addition to the products in these bills, there is a large range of products and activities that contribute the vast majority of emissions to Australia's total emissions;* >>> >>> *(b) the Government has failed to act to limit these emissions including from land clearing, the industrial sector, the transport sector and from electricity generation, which has led to emissions rising by 1.4 per cent in the last quarter alone; and* >>> >>> *(c) the Government has failed to act on climate change and is threatening our economy and precious environment for current and future generations; and* >> >> *(2) calls on the Government to take the advice it commissioned itself, and implement the central Finkel review recommendation of a Clean Energy Target for the electricity sector."* To give a bill a second reading is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.
How each member voted
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Related bills
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