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senate vote 2022-09-26#2

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Title

  • Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Benefit to Australia) Bill 2020; Second Reading
  • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Benefit to Australia) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Dean Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the bill be read a second time.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • The majority voted [against the main idea of the bill](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2022-09-26.13.1), which means it won't be considered any further. In parliamentary jargon, they voted against giving it a [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/).
  • ### What is the bill's main idea?
  • According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/s1283), the bill:
  • > *Amends the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 to broaden the objects clause of the Act to require the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority to take into account the benefit to the Australian community when granting new leases or renewing existing leases.*
  • It was proposed by Queensland Senator [Pauline Hanson](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/pauline_hanson) (One Nation).
  • To read more about the bill and the arguments for and against it, see [the debate](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2022-09-26.5.2).