Division Description Changes — Motions — Threatened Species and Wilderness — 20th Sep 2012

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Title

  • Motions — Threatened Species and Wilderness
  • Motions - Threatened Species and Wilderness - Keep responsibility in federal hands

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2012-09-20.44.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Larissa Waters](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/larissa_waters), which means the motion failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • > *(a) notes:*
  • >> *(i) the intention of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Mr Burke) to transfer responsibility for protecting our nationally threatened species and wilderness places to state governments by March 2013, and*
  • >> *(ii) that Australians expect our nationally threatened species and wilderness places to be protected by the Commonwealth Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, including the Australian Capital Territory's nationally heritage listed Namadgi National Park, which makes up almost 45 per cent of the territory; and*
  • > *(b) calls on the Government to retain responsibility for all major decisions on environmentally damaging projects that affect our nationally threatened species and wilderness places.*
  • <p class="italic">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;notes:</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;the intention of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Mr Burke) to transfer responsibility for protecting our nationally threatened species and wilderness places to state governments by March 2013, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(ii)&#160;&#160;&#160;that Australians expect our nationally threatened species and wilderness places to be protected by the Commonwealth Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, including the Australian Capital Territory's nationally heritage listed Namadgi National Park, which makes up almost 45 per cent of the territory; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;calls on the Government to retain responsibility for all major decisions on environmentally damaging projects that affect our nationally threatened species and wilderness places.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">John Hogg</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Waters be agreed to.</p>