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senate vote 2021-02-18#7
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Title
Motions — Jobseeker Payment, Jobkeeper Payment, Environmental Legislation- Motions - Environmental Legislation - National standards
Description
<p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>I now put general business notice of motion No. 1009, in the name of Senator McAllister:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority voted in favour of clauses (a) and (c) of [motion 1009](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-02-18.87.1), which means they succeeded. Motions like these don't make any legal changes on their own, but they are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
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- > *(a) notes that:*
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- >> *(i) Professor Graeme Samuel is an eminent and experienced regulator, and his review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 marks a significant opportunity for reform to protect the environment and create jobs,*
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- >> *(ii) the Morrison Government has completely bungled this opportunity for reform by:*
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- >>> *(A) pre-empting the findings of their own independent review,*
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- >>> *(B) rehashing Tony Abbott's failed 2014 environment bill, ramming the failed bill through the lower house and gagging debate, and*
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- >>> *(C) ignoring and cherry-picking the recommendations from the report, and pursuing second rate so-called standards,*
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- >> *(iii) the Morrison Government was starting from a low base given it has:*
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- >>> *(A) slashed 40% from environment department funding, and*
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- >>> *(B) presided over an explosion of 510% in job and investment delays through environmental decision blow-outs, and*
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- >> *(iv) Australia's bushfire ravaged natural environment, industry groups, scientists, and communities across the nation have been crying out for measured, durable and effective reform;*
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- > *(b) [...]; and*
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- > *(c) calls on the Morrison Government to introduce strong national environmental standards, establish a genuinely independent 'cop on the beat' for Australia's environment and fix the explosion in job and investment delays caused by their massive funding cuts.*
<p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p><p class="italic">  (i) Professor Graeme Samuel is an eminent and experienced regulator, and his review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 marks a significant opportunity for reform to protect the environment and create jobs,</p><p class="italic">  (ii) the Morrison Government has completely bungled this opportunity for reform by:</p><p class="italic">     (A) pre-empting the findings of their own independent review,</p><p class="italic">     (B) rehashing Tony Abbott's failed 2014 environment bill, ramming the failed bill through the lower house and gagging debate, and</p><p class="italic">     (C) ignoring and cherry-picking the recommendations from the report, and pursuing second rate so-called standards,</p><p class="italic">  (iii) the Morrison Government was starting from a low base given it has:</p><p class="italic">     (A) slashed 40% from environment department funding, and</p><p class="italic">     (B) presided over an explosion of 510% in job and investment delays through environmental decision blow-outs, and</p><p class="italic">  (iv) Australia's bushfire ravaged natural environment, industry groups, scientists, and communities across the nation have been crying out for measured, durable and effective reform;</p><p class="italic">(b) condemns the Morrison Government for being more interested in politics than solutions; and</p><p class="italic">(c) calls on the Morrison Government to introduce strong national environmental standards, establish a genuinely independent 'cop on the beat' for Australia's environment and fix the explosion in job and investment delays caused by their massive funding cuts.</p> <p class="speaker">Jacqui Lambie</p><p>Would we be able to separate part (b), please?</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question is that clauses (a) and (c) of motion 1009 be agreed to.</p>
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