Division
Robert Simms by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 7909, standing in my name, together: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 8), after "Plan", insert "including the social and economic impacts of the Basin Plan on Indigenous people". (2) Schedule 1, item 5, page 4 (after line 12), after Subdivision H, insert: Subdivision I—Review of long - term average sustainable diversion limits 52B Review of long - term average sustainable diversion limits (1) Before the end of 2017, the Authority must undertake a review of the long-term average sustainable diversion limits to determine if the limits adequately account for the projected impacts of climate change. (2) The Authority must give the Minister a written report of the review. (3) The report must be provided to the Minister by 31 December 2017. (4) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day the report is given to the Minister. The Greens also oppose items 26 and 27 of schedule 1 in the following terms: (3) Schedule 1, items 26 and 27, page 11 (line 4) to page 13 (line 24), to be opposed. I have spoken to the amendments. Anne Ruston The government will not be supporting the amendments proposed by the Australian Greens. This bill was the result of an independent review of the Water Act, and the government's response released last year was subject to extensive consultation with the basin communities, including Indigenous community stakeholders and all of the states. All of the state ministers and governments have expressed enthusiastic support for the current amendments passing as they are, and for this reason the government will not be supporting the amendments put forward. Lisa Singh The opposition—Labor—also will not be supporting these amendments, for similar reasons. As we understand it, they do not have the support of the basin states. They have been delivered at pretty much the eleventh hour, and as we have cont
Senate, 2016-05-02. negative: ayes 10, noes 31.
Question
Robert Simms by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 7909, standing in my name, together: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 8), after "Plan", insert "including the social and economic impacts of the Basin Plan on Indigenous people". (2) Schedule 1, item 5, page 4 (after line 12), after Subdivision H, insert: Subdivision I—Review of long - term average sustainable diversion limits 52B Review of long - term average sustainable diversion limits (1) Before the end of 2017, the Authority must undertake a review of the long-term average sustainable diversion limits to determine if the limits adequately account for the projected impacts of climate change. (2) The Authority must give the Minister a written report of the review. (3) The report must be provided to the Minister by 31 December 2017. (4) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day the report is given to the Minister. The Greens also oppose items 26 and 27 of schedule 1 in the following terms: (3) Schedule 1, items 26 and 27, page 11 (line 4) to page 13 (line 24), to be opposed. I have spoken to the amendments. Anne Ruston The government will not be supporting the amendments proposed by the Australian Greens. This bill was the result of an independent review of the Water Act, and the government's response released last year was subject to extensive consultation with the basin communities, including Indigenous community stakeholders and all of the states. All of the state ministers and governments have expressed enthusiastic support for the current amendments passing as they are, and for this reason the government will not be supporting the amendments put forward. Lisa Singh The opposition—Labor—also will not be supporting these amendments, for similar reasons. As we understand it, they do not have the support of the basin states. They have been delivered at pretty much the eleventh hour, and as we have cont
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