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7th Oct 2014
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
16th Nov 2009, 5:43 PM – Representatives Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2] - Consideration in Detail - Don't apply scheme to food production
Summary
EditThe majority voted against an amendment introduced by Independent MP Tony Windsor. This means that the amendment was rejected.
The amendment was:
Schedule 1, item 159, page 36, after subsection (2A) (after line 27) add:
(2B) The regulations must not declare that emissions of greenhouse gas emitted in connection with the production of food are covered by the carbon pollution reduction scheme.
This amendment would have ensured that food commodities from agricultural products will not be included in the emissions trading scheme.(Read MP Windsor's full explanation of his amendment here. )
Background to the bill
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 (No. 2) was introduced as part of a package of six bills along with five other related bills to introduce the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. It is identical to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 as amended in the House of Representatives before it was negated in the Senate.(See that division here. )
The scheme is an emission trading scheme designed to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in an effort to address climate change. It gives effect to Australia's obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.
The design of the scheme has been criticised by the business community for threatening jobs and by environmentalists for not going far enough with its emission reduction targets.(Read more about these criticisms here.)
The six bills that were introduced as a package are called:
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Customs) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Excise) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-General) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
The five other related bills are called:
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
References
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (93% turnout) | 0 Yes – 75 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| James Bidgood Dawson | No | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | No | |
| Chris Bowen Prospect | No | |
| David Bradbury Lindsay | No | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Jodie Campbell Bass | No | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | No | |
| Darren Cheeseman Corangamite | No | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | No | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | No | |
| Greg Combet Charlton | No | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | No | |
| Yvette D'Ath Petrie | No | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | No | |
| Bob Debus Macquarie | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | No | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | No | |
| Laurie Ferguson Reid | No | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | No | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | No | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | No | |
| Jennie George Throsby | No | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | No | |
| Gary Gray Brand | No | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | No | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | No | |
| Damian Hale Solomon | No | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | No | |
| Chris Hayes Werriwa | No | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | No | |
| Sharryn Jackson Hasluck | No | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | No | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | No | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | No | |
| Richard Marles Corio | No | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | No | |
| Maxine McKew Bennelong | No | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | No | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | No | |
| John Murphy Lowe | No | |
| Belinda Neal Robertson | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | No | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Roger Price Chifley | No | |
| Brett Raguse Forde | No | |
| Kerry Rea Bonner | No | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | No | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | No | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | No | |
| Janelle Saffin Page | No | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | No | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Jon Sullivan Longman | No | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | No | |
| Mike Symon Deakin | No | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | No | |
| Craig Thomson Dobell | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Chris Trevor Flynn | No | |
| Jim Turnour Leichhardt | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Arch Bevis Brisbane | Absent | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Absent | |
| Annette Ellis Canberra | Absent | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | Absent | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Absent | |
| Sid Sidebottom Braddon | Absent | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent | Yes | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Yes | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (75% turnout) | 40 Yes – 0 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Yes | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | Yes | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Yes | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | Yes | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | Yes | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Yes | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | Yes | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| David Hawker Wannon | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Steve Irons Swan | Yes | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Peter Lindsay Herbert | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| Louise Markus Greenway | Yes | |
| Margaret May McPherson | Yes | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | Yes | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | Yes | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | Yes | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Yes | |
| Don Randall Canning | Yes | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | Yes | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | Yes | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Yes | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Yes | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | Yes | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | Yes | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | Yes | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | Yes | |
| Danna Vale Hughes | Yes | |
| Mal Washer Moore | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Absent | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | Absent | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Absent | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Absent | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | Absent | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | Absent | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Absent | |
| Chris Pearce Aston | Absent | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | Absent | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Absent | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | Absent | |
| Wilson Tuckey O'Connor | Absent | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Absent | |
| National Party (78% turnout) | 7 Yes – 0 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Yes | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes | Yes | |
| John Forrest Mallee | Yes | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | Yes | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | Yes | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | Yes | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | Yes | |
| John Cobb Calare | Absent | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | Absent | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (84% turnout) | 49 Yes – 76 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.