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senate vote 2015-06-17#3
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Motions — Environmental Conservation- Motions - Environmental Conservation - Commend the Government
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<p class="speaker">Barry O'Sullivan</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate welcomes:</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-06-17.126.2) introduced by Queensland Senator [Barry O'Sullivan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/barry_o'sullivan) (National Party), which means it succeeded. Motions like these don't have any legal force, but they are politically influential since they represent the will of the Senate.
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- > *That the Senate welcomes:*
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- > *(a) the recognition by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre of the important work undertaken by this Government which recommended against the Great Barrier Reef being listed as 'in danger';*
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- > *(b) the announcement by the Minister for the Environment (Mr Hunt) of the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, a testament to the close working relationship enjoyed by successive Commonwealth and Queensland governments in protecting the reef;*
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- > *(c) the additional $200 million of funding from the Australian and Queensland governments for water quality; and*
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- > *(d) the Minister for the Environment's historic permanent ban on the disposal of capital dredge material in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, as a sign of this Government's commitment to protecting this natural asset.*
<p class="italic">(a) the recognition by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre of the important work undertaken by this Government which recommended against the Great Barrier Reef being listed as 'in danger';</p><p class="italic">(b) the announcement by the Minister for the Environment (Mr Hunt) of the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, a testament to the close working relationship enjoyed by successive Commonwealth and Queensland governments in protecting the reef;</p><p class="italic">(c) the additional $200 million of funding from the Australian and Queensland governments for water quality; and</p><p class="italic">(d) the Minister for the Environment's historic permanent ban on the disposal of capital dredge material in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, as a sign of this Government's commitment to protecting this natural asset.</p> <p class="speaker">Stephen Parry</p><p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 730 be agreed to.</p><p></p>
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