Division
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-12-05.54.1) adding the text below to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), which is that the bill be read a second time (or, in other words, that the majority agree with the bill's main idea). ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add:* > > *", but the Senate:* > > *(1) notes that:* > >> *(a) shipping could produce as much as 17 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 if not mitigated;* >> >> *(b) open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems or scrubbers have been described as 'cheat devices' that enable compliance with sulphur-emission requirements while discharging contaminated washwater overboard;* >> >> *(c) a range of jurisdictions including Belgium, China, Germany, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have implemented restrictions on open-loop scrubbers; and* >> >> *(d) without sulphur limits, ship pollution causes approximately 400 000 premature deaths from lung cancer and cardiovascular disease, and 14 million cases of childhood asthma each year; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to:* > >> *(a) implement strict discharge standards, including appropriate independent monitoring, for any exhaust gas cleaning systems; and* >> >> *(b) advocate through the International Maritime Organization for stronger standards to protect our marine environment."*
Senate, 2019-12-05. negative: ayes 31, noes 33.
Question
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-12-05.54.1) adding the text below to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/), which is that the bill be read a second time (or, in other words, that the majority agree with the bill's main idea). ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add:* > > *", but the Senate:* > > *(1) notes that:* > >> *(a) shipping could produce as much as 17 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 if not mitigated;* >> >> *(b) open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems or scrubbers have been described as 'cheat devices' that enable compliance with sulphur-emission requirements while discharging contaminated washwater overboard;* >> >> *(c) a range of jurisdictions including Belgium, China, Germany, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have implemented restrictions on open-loop scrubbers; and* >> >> *(d) without sulphur limits, ship pollution causes approximately 400 000 premature deaths from lung cancer and cardiovascular disease, and 14 million cases of childhood asthma each year; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to:* > >> *(a) implement strict discharge standards, including appropriate independent monitoring, for any exhaust gas cleaning systems; and* >> >> *(b) advocate through the International Maritime Organization for stronger standards to protect our marine environment."*
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.