Skip to content

Menu

Division

The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-11-12.26.1) introduced by SA Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (Greens), which means they failed. Senator Hanson-Young [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-11-12.26.1) "*These amendments relate specifically to the major concern that people have in relation to this bill and the motivation of the government: that it is to make it harder for the Liddell Power Station to close.*" ### Amendments text > *(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 21 (after line 3), at the end of subsection 153X(1), add:* > >> *Note: An order cannot be made under this section if it would have the effect of inhibiting, delaying or stopping a planned closure of a coal-fired generator: see section 153ZE.* > > *(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 25 (after line 26), at the end of subsection 153ZB(1), add:* > >> *Note: An order cannot be made under this section if it would have the effect of inhibiting, delaying or stopping a planned closure of a coal-fired generator: see section 153ZE.* > > *(3) Schedule 1, item 1, page 28 (after line 19), at the end of Division 7, add:* > >> *153ZE No orders under this Part that would affect planned closure of coal - fired generator etc.* >> >> *Despite Divisions 5 and 6, an order must not be made in relation to a body corporate under either of those Divisions if the order would have the effect of inhibiting, delaying or stopping a planned closure of a coal-fired generator.*

Senate, 2019-11-12. negative: ayes 8, noes 57.

Question

The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-11-12.26.1) introduced by SA Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (Greens), which means they failed. Senator Hanson-Young [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2019-11-12.26.1) "*These amendments relate specifically to the major concern that people have in relation to this bill and the motivation of the government: that it is to make it harder for the Liddell Power Station to close.*" ### Amendments text > *(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 21 (after line 3), at the end of subsection 153X(1), add:* > >> *Note: An order cannot be made under this section if it would have the effect of inhibiting, delaying or stopping a planned closure of a coal-fired generator: see section 153ZE.* > > *(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 25 (after line 26), at the end of subsection 153ZB(1), add:* > >> *Note: An order cannot be made under this section if it would have the effect of inhibiting, delaying or stopping a planned closure of a coal-fired generator: see section 153ZE.* > > *(3) Schedule 1, item 1, page 28 (after line 19), at the end of Division 7, add:* > >> *153ZE No orders under this Part that would affect planned closure of coal - fired generator etc.* >> >> *Despite Divisions 5 and 6, an order must not be made in relation to a body corporate under either of those Divisions if the order would have the effect of inhibiting, delaying or stopping a planned closure of a coal-fired generator.*

View original

How each member voted

Per-member votes are not present in this static export. Consult the original division record.

Related bills

Only formal divisions leave a per-member record. A procedural vote is not necessarily a vote for or against a bill.