Division
Christine Milne I rise to move the Australian Greens' amendment. As I indicated in my speech during the second reading debate, this amendment relates to schedule 4, which provides for the fuel tax rebates to the mining sector. In particular, it is at the end of section 41-5 to add: _Mining or quarrying operations on or after 10 November 2014_ (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to taxable fuel that you acquire or manufacture in, or import into, Australia on or after 10 November 2014, to the extent that you do so for use in \*carrying on your \*enterprise of mining and quarrying operations (within the meaning of the _Income Tax Assessment Act 1997_). That would effectively remove the provision of the rebate applying to the mining industry, as I indicated in my speech. I so move: (1) Schedule 4, page 26 (before line 4), before item 1, insert: 1A At the end of section 41 -5 Add: _Mining or quarrying operations on or after 10__November 2014_ (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to taxable fuel that you acquire or manufacture in, or import into, Australia on or after 10 November 2014, to the extent that you do so for use in \*carrying on your \*enterprise of mining and quarrying operations (within the meaning of the _Income Tax Assessment Act 1997_). Doug Cameron Labor does not support the Greens' amendment. Carving out particular industries will distort the fuel tax credit system that provides for a rebate on fuel where it is used as a business input. Mathias Cormann The government thanks the opposition for the bipartisan approach that they have taken to this particular issue. It has long been the case that firms and individuals have been exempted from fuel tax—since the 1950s in fact—for off-road use. This recognised at the time that the excise was to be set aside for road construction and maintenance and mining firms were eligible for the exemption. Under current arrangements, generally all fuels used off-road for all business purposes are effectively free of fuel tax. Fir
Senate, 2014-12-02. negative: ayes 9, noes 40.
Question
Christine Milne I rise to move the Australian Greens' amendment. As I indicated in my speech during the second reading debate, this amendment relates to schedule 4, which provides for the fuel tax rebates to the mining sector. In particular, it is at the end of section 41-5 to add: _Mining or quarrying operations on or after 10 November 2014_ (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to taxable fuel that you acquire or manufacture in, or import into, Australia on or after 10 November 2014, to the extent that you do so for use in \*carrying on your \*enterprise of mining and quarrying operations (within the meaning of the _Income Tax Assessment Act 1997_). That would effectively remove the provision of the rebate applying to the mining industry, as I indicated in my speech. I so move: (1) Schedule 4, page 26 (before line 4), before item 1, insert: 1A At the end of section 41 -5 Add: _Mining or quarrying operations on or after 10__November 2014_ (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to taxable fuel that you acquire or manufacture in, or import into, Australia on or after 10 November 2014, to the extent that you do so for use in \*carrying on your \*enterprise of mining and quarrying operations (within the meaning of the _Income Tax Assessment Act 1997_). Doug Cameron Labor does not support the Greens' amendment. Carving out particular industries will distort the fuel tax credit system that provides for a rebate on fuel where it is used as a business input. Mathias Cormann The government thanks the opposition for the bipartisan approach that they have taken to this particular issue. It has long been the case that firms and individuals have been exempted from fuel tax—since the 1950s in fact—for off-road use. This recognised at the time that the excise was to be set aside for road construction and maintenance and mining firms were eligible for the exemption. Under current arrangements, generally all fuels used off-road for all business purposes are effectively free of fuel tax. Fir
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