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representatives vote 2020-09-03#25
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Bills — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020; Second Reading- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Don't let a vote happen
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<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p><p>The question now is that the motion moved by the Manager of Opposition Business be disagreed to.</p> - The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-09-03.168.3) introduced by the Member for Watson and Manager of Opposition Business [Tony Burke](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/watson/tony_burke) (Labor), which means the motion failed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That so much of the [standing orders](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) be suspended as would prevent the Member for Watson from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:*
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- > *(1) allow debate on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 before the House to continue until every member wishing to speak on the second reading has done so;*
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- > *(2) notes that this will allow members to explain*
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- >> *(a) the government's attempt to rehash a failed Abbott-era environment bill; and*
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- >> *(b) that the bill is inconsistent with the interim report of the Samuel Review commissioned by the government.*
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