Regulations and Determinations - Industry Research and Development (Underwriting New Generation Investments Program) Instrument 2021 - Disallowance
Senate, 2022-03-30. negative: ayes 25, noes 27.
Question
The majority voted against a disallowance motion ↗︎ introduced by WA Senator Dorinda Cox ↗︎ (Greens), which means it failed. A disallowance motion is a motion to stop a certain legal instrument from being law. In this case, the instrument is the Industry Research and Development (Underwriting New Generation Investments Program) Instrument 2021 ↗︎.
What does the instrument do?
Senator Cox explained that ↗︎:
This instrument is a culmination of a policy announced almost four years ago, affectionately known as UNGI. We were told it was necessary to ensure stable energy supply, but all it's done is cause chaos and havoc with energy investors and halt new energy supply. Energy businesses held off on making their investment decisions for fear that the government was handing out to their preferred coal and gas donors and they would not be able to compete with them. This isn't just rhetoric. The whole process from start to finish has been hidden from public view. There has been no grant criteria. There's just a slush fund for Minister Taylor to pick and choose which projects he wants to fund and donors are encouraged to apply.
Motion text
That the Industry Research and Development (Underwriting New Generation Investments Program) Instrument 2021 ↗︎, made under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, be disallowed.
How each member voted
How each party voted
Party labels are those recorded for this division, rather than current affiliations.
- Liberal: no 19
- Labor: aye 15
- Nationals: no 2
- Independent: no 1, aye 2
- LNP: no 1
- Greens: aye 6
- One Nation: no 2
- Country Liberal Party: no 1
- DPRES: no 1
- Centre Alliance: aye 1
- PRES: aye 1
Noes
- Amanda Stoker (Liberal) — no
- Andrew Bragg (Liberal) — no
- Andrew McLachlan (Liberal) — no
- Anne Ruston (Liberal) — no
- Ben Small (Liberal) — no
- Bridget McKenzie (Nationals) — no
- Claire Chandler (Liberal) — no
- David Fawcett (Liberal) — no
- David Van (Independent) — no
- Dean Smith (Liberal) — no
- Greg Mirabella (Liberal) — no
- Hollie Hughes (Liberal) — no
- James McGrath (LNP) — no
- James Paterson (Liberal) — no
- Jane Hume (Liberal) — no
- Jim Molan (Liberal) — no
- Linda Reynolds (Liberal) — no
- Malcolm Roberts (One Nation) — no
- Matt O'Sullivan (Liberal) — no
- Michaelia Cash (Liberal) — no
- Paul Scarr (Liberal) — no
- Pauline Hanson (One Nation) — no
- Perin Davey (Nationals) — no
- Sam McMahon (Country Liberal Party) — no
- Sarah Henderson (Liberal) — no
- Slade Brockman (DPRES) — no
- Wendy Askew (Liberal) — no
Ayes
- Anne Urquhart (Labor) — aye
- Anthony Chisholm (Labor) — aye
- Deborah O'Neill (Labor) — aye
- Dorinda Cox (Labor) — aye
- Janet Rice (Greens) — aye
- Jenny McAllister (Labor) — aye
- Jess Walsh (Labor) — aye
- Jordon Steele-John (Greens) — aye
- Karen Grogan (Labor) — aye
- Lidia Thorpe (Independent) — aye
- Louise Pratt (Labor) — aye
- Malarndirri McCarthy (Labor) — aye
- Marielle Smith (Labor) — aye
- Mehreen Faruqi (Greens) — aye
- Murray Watt (Labor) — aye
- Nick McKim (Greens) — aye
- Patrick Dodson (Labor) — aye
- Peter Whish-Wilson (Greens) — aye
- Raff Ciccone (Labor) — aye
- Rex Patrick (Independent) — aye
- Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens) — aye
- Stirling Griff (Centre Alliance) — aye
- Sue Lines (PRES) — aye
- Tim Ayres (Labor) — aye
- Tony Sheldon (Labor) — aye
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