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This division relates to the Policy For agricultural biosecurity.

The majority voted in favour of a motion that the bill be read for a second time. This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that the House can now consider it in more detail.(Read more about the stages that a bill much pass through to become law here. )

Background to the bill

The Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 was introduced along with the Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Bill 2008 and the Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008. It "introduce[s] a levy on the initial registration of horses so that the Australian horse industry, under the terms of the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA), can repay the Commonwealth for financial assistance in the event of an outbreak of an emergency horse disease".(Read more about the bill in its bills digest. )

This measure was proposed in response to an outbreak of equine influenza in 2007, which greatly damaged the Australian horse industry.(Read more about the 2007 equine flu outbreak here.) The Commonwealth government provided extensive financial aid to assist the horse industry through the quarantine process in conjunction with State governments. The purpose of this bill is to allow the Commonwealth government to introduce a levy to raise funds that can be used in the event of future emergency disease outbreaks affecting the horse industry.

Votes Passed by a small majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Australian Labor Party (89% turnout) 72 Yes 0 No
Dick Adams Lyons Yes
Anthony Albanese Grayndler Yes
Arch Bevis Brisbane Yes
James Bidgood Dawson Yes
Sharon Bird Cunningham Yes
Chris Bowen Prospect Yes
David Bradbury Lindsay Yes
Tony Burke Watson Yes
Jodie Campbell Bass Yes
Nick Champion Wakefield Yes
Darren Cheeseman Corangamite Yes
Jason Clare Blaxland Yes
Julie Collins Franklin Yes
Greg Combet Charlton Yes
Simon Crean Hotham Yes
Yvette D'Ath Petrie Yes
Michael Danby Melbourne Ports Yes
Bob Debus Macquarie Yes
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs Yes
Justine Elliot Richmond Yes
Annette Ellis Canberra Yes
Kate Ellis Adelaide Yes
Craig Emerson Rankin Yes
Laurie Ferguson Reid Yes
Martin Ferguson Batman Yes
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter Yes
Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith Yes
Steve Georganas Hindmarsh Yes
Jennie George Throsby Yes
Steve Gibbons Bendigo Yes
Gary Gray Brand Yes
Sharon Grierson Newcastle Yes
Damian Hale Solomon Yes
Jill Hall Shortland Yes
Chris Hayes Werriwa Yes
Julia Irwin Fowler Yes
Sharryn Jackson Hasluck Yes
Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro Yes
Duncan Kerr Denison Yes
Kirsten Livermore Capricornia Yes
Jenny Macklin Jagajaga Yes
Richard Marles Corio Yes
Robert McClelland Barton Yes
Maxine McKew Bennelong Yes
Daryl Melham Banks Yes
John Murphy Lowe Yes
Belinda Neal Robertson Yes
Shayne Neumann Blair Yes
Brendan O'Connor Gorton Yes
Julie Owens Parramatta Yes
Melissa Parke Fremantle Yes
Graham Perrett Moreton Yes
Tanya Plibersek Sydney Yes
Roger Price Chifley Yes
Brett Raguse Forde Yes
Kerry Rea Bonner Yes
Bernie Ripoll Oxley Yes
Amanda Rishworth Kingston Yes
Nicola Roxon Gellibrand Yes
Janelle Saffin Page Yes
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong Yes
Sid Sidebottom Braddon Yes
Stephen Smith Perth Yes
Warren Snowdon Lingiari Yes
Jon Sullivan Longman Yes
Mike Symon Deakin Yes
Lindsay Tanner Melbourne Yes
Craig Thomson Dobell Yes
Kelvin Thomson Wills Yes
Chris Trevor Flynn Yes
Jim Turnour Leichhardt Yes
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell Yes
Mark Butler Port Adelaide Absent
Anthony Byrne Holt Absent
Julia Gillard Lalor Absent
Alan Griffin Bruce Absent
Catherine King Ballarat Absent
Bob McMullan Fraser Absent
Kevin Rudd Griffith Absent
Wayne Swan Lilley Absent
Tony Zappia Makin Absent
Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker Yes
Tony Windsor New England Independent Yes
Bob Katter Kennedy Independent No
Liberal Party (83% turnout) 0 Yes 45 No
Tony Abbott Warringah No
Kevin Andrews Menzies No
Bob Baldwin Paterson No
Bruce Billson Dunkley No
Julie Bishop Curtin No
Russell Broadbent McMillan No
Steven Ciobo Moncrieff No
Peter Dutton Dickson No
Pat Farmer Macarthur No
Joanna Gash Gilmore No
Petro Georgiou Kooyong No
Barry Haase Kalgoorlie No
Alex Hawke Mitchell No
David Hawker Wannon No
Greg Hunt Flinders No
Steve Irons Swan No
Dennis Jensen Tangney No
Michael Johnson Ryan No
Michael Keenan Stirling No
Sussan Ley Farrer No
Peter Lindsay Herbert No
Ian Macfarlane Groom No
Nola Marino Forrest No
Louise Markus Greenway No
Margaret May McPherson No
Scott Morrison Cook No
Judi Moylan Pearce No
Chris Pearce Aston No
Christopher Pyne Sturt No
Rowan Ramsey Grey No
Don Randall Canning No
Stuart Robert Fadden No
Philip Ruddock Berowra No
Alby Schultz Hume No
Patrick Secker Barker No
Luke Simpkins Cowan No
Peter Slipper Fisher No
Tony Smith Casey No
Alex Somlyay Fairfax No
Andrew Southcott Boothby No
Sharman Stone Murray No
Wilson Tuckey O'Connor No
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth No
Danna Vale Hughes No
Jason Wood La Trobe No
Fran Bailey McEwen Absent
Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar Absent
Peter Costello Higgins Absent
Joe Hockey North Sydney Absent
Andrew Laming Bowman Absent
Sophie Mirabella Indi Absent
Brendan Nelson Bradfield Absent
Andrew Robb Goldstein Absent
Mal Washer Moore Absent
National Party (100% turnout) 0 Yes 9 No
Darren Chester Gippsland No
John Cobb Calare No
Mark Coulton Parkes No
John Forrest Mallee No
Luke Hartsuyker Cowper No
Kay Hull Riverina No
Paul Neville Hinkler No
Bruce Scott Maranoa No
Warren Truss Wide Bay No
Harry Jenkins Scullin Speaker Absent
Totals (87% turnout) 74 Yes – 55 No