Division Description Changes — Motions — Climate Change — 8th Dec 2020

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representatives vote 2020-12-08#2 Edited by mackay staff on 2020-12-24 16:26:44	Title ~~Motions — Climate Change~~ Motions - Climate Change - Don't let a vote happen Description ~~<p class="speaker">Llew O'Brien</p>~~ <p>In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Melbourne on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with the standing order. No further debate is allowed.</p> ~~<p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>~~ The majority voted in favour of disagreeing with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-12-08.96.2) introduced by Melbourne MP [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens) to suspend the usual rules - known as [standing orders](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - to allow a vote to happen. ### Motion text > That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Melbourne from moving the following motion immediately—That the House: > > (1) notes: > >> (a) the Prime Minister told parliament on 3 December 2020 that Australia would be participating at the Climate Ambition Summit on 12 December 2020 and that 'it will be a great opportunity to correct the mistruths that are often presented'; >> >> (b) the Climate Ambition Summit co-host and COP26 President Alok Sharma has stated that 'announcements must show genuine progress from existing policies and Paris targets' and that 'there will be no space for general statements'; and >> >> (c) reports today in the media that Australia does not have a confirmed speaking role at the summit; and > > (2) calls on the Prime Minister to attend the House by 2 pm Tuesday 8 December to make a statement to advise the House whether Australia is speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit and table any correspondence with the summit organisers relating to whether Australia is speaking at the summit. <p>The matter before the House is the question earlier today on a motion by the member for Melbourne which has been deferred in accordance with standing order 133. The question is that the motion moved by the member for Melbourne be disagreed to.</p>

~~Llew O'Brien~~
In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Melbourne on which a division was called for and deferred in accordance with the standing order. No further debate is allowed.
~~Tony Smith~~
The majority voted in favour of *disagreeing* with a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2020-12-08.96.2) introduced by Melbourne MP [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens) to suspend the usual rules - known as [standing orders](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/parliament-at-work/standing-orders/) - to allow a vote to happen.
### Motion text
> *That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Melbourne from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:*
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> *(1) notes:*
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>> *(a) the Prime Minister told parliament on 3 December 2020 that Australia would be participating at the Climate Ambition Summit on 12 December 2020 and that 'it will be a great opportunity to correct the mistruths that are often presented';*
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>> *(b) the Climate Ambition Summit co-host and COP26 President Alok Sharma has stated that 'announcements must show genuine progress from existing policies and Paris targets' and that 'there will be no space for general statements'; and*
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>> *(c) reports today in the media that Australia does not have a confirmed speaking role at the summit; and*
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> *(2) calls on the Prime Minister to attend the House by 2 pm Tuesday 8 December to make a statement to advise the House whether Australia is speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit and table any correspondence with the summit organisers relating to whether Australia is speaking at the summit.*
The matter before the House is the question earlier today on a motion by the member for Melbourne which has been deferred in accordance with standing order 133. The question is that the motion moved by the member for Melbourne be disagreed to.