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7th Jun 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Instant Asset Write Off
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
27th Mar 2024, 5:28 PM – Senate Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Committee of the Whole - Solar PV systems and extending time periods
Summary
EditThe majority voted against amendments introduced by Tasmanian Senator Nick McKim (Greens), which means they failed. The amendments related to solar PV systems and would have extended the period of the instant asset write-off and the small business energy incentive.
Amendment text
(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 4 (line 6), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(2) Schedule 1, item 2, page 4 (line 9), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(3) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (line 18), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(4) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (line 21), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(5) Schedule 1, item 5, page 4 (line 27), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(6) Schedule 1, item 6, page 5 (line 4), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(7) Schedule 2, item 1, page 6 (line 14), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(8) Schedule 2, item 1, page 7 (line 6), omit "1 July 2024", substitute "1 July 2026".
(9) Schedule 2, item 1, page 7 (line 11), omit "1 July 2024", substitute "1 July 2026".
(10) Schedule 2, item 1, page 7 (line 21), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(11) Schedule 2, item 1, page 8 (line 28), omit "1 July 2024", substitute "1 July 2026".
(12) Schedule 2, item 1, page 9 (line 14), omit "30 June 2024", substitute "30 June 2026".
(13) Schedule 2, item 1, page 10 (line 20), omit "(for example, photovoltaic cells)".
(14) Schedule 2, item 1, page 10 (after line 32), at the end of section 328-470, add:
(7) Despite subsection (6):
(a) an asset that is a solar photovoltaic system that is part of a package of energy upgrades is not excluded by that subsection; and
(b) expenditure on such an asset is not excluded by that subsection.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 11 Yes – 0 No | |
| Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | Yes | |
| Dorinda Cox WA | Yes | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
| Barbara Pocock SA | Yes | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
| David Shoebridge NSW | Yes | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (71% turnout) | 0 Yes – 17 No | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | No | |
| Varun Ghosh WA | No | |
| Nita Green Queensland | No | |
| Karen Grogan SA | No | |
| Fatima Payman WA | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | No | |
| Marielle Smith SA | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Jana Stewart Victoria | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Absent | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Absent | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | No | |
| David Pocock ACT Independent | Yes | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| Jacqui Lambie Network (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania | Yes | |
| Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (4% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | Absent | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Absent | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | Absent | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | Absent | |
| Maria Kovacic NSW | Absent | |
| Kerrynne Liddle SA | Absent | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | Absent | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Absent | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | Absent | |
| Dave Sharma NSW | Absent | |
| Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
| National Party (25% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Ross Cadell NSW | No | |
| Perin Davey NSW | Absent | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Yes | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
| Sue Lines WA President | Absent | |
| Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | Yes | |
| Totals (49% turnout) | 17 Yes – 20 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.