Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009; Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2009 — In Committee
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
17th Aug 2009, 9:10 PM – Representatives Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009 and related bills - Consideration in Detail - Coalition amendments
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a series of amendments introduced by Liberal MP Greg Hunt. This means that the amendments will not be proceeding.
Briefly, Hunt MP explained that the amendments would have done the following:(You can read his whole explanation here. )
- "a full and complete decoupling of the energy intensive sector from the emissions trading scheme"
- "ensure that the 35½ thousand gigawatt hours of new energy carries with it a 90 per cent exemption for the aluminium sector, because it is perhaps the most energy-intensive and trade-exposed sector of all"
- "guarantee security for the food processing sector"
- "ensure that a loophole in relation to the heat pump sector is dealt with"
- "achieve a target of 8,875 gigawatt hours by 2020, or exactly one-quarter of the 35,500 gigawatt hours of additional energy contained in this bill as the new and additional renewable energy target ... [and] ensure that that quarter ... is reserved for the emerging technologies"
Background to the bills
These three bills were introduced as a package to separate the existing Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme into two parts: the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) and the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).(Read more about the RET scheme here and here. ) This split recognises the difference in scale between the household and industrial sectors.
The RET scheme was first introduced by the Howard Government in 2001 with the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Bill 2000. It supports renewable energy by requiring large buyers of electricity to source a greater percentage of electricity from renewable sources.(Read more about this original bill in its bills digest (1.5 MB).)
The three bills are:
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2010
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Small-scale Technology Shortfall Charge) Bill 2010
References
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (89% turnout) | 0 Yes – 72 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| Arch Bevis Brisbane | No | |
| James Bidgood Dawson | No | |
| David Bradbury Lindsay | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Jodie Campbell Bass | No | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | No | |
| Darren Cheeseman Corangamite | No | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | No | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | No | |
| Greg Combet Charlton | No | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | No | |
| Yvette D'Ath Petrie | No | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | No | |
| Bob Debus Macquarie | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Annette Ellis Canberra | No | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | No | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | No | |
| Laurie Ferguson Reid | No | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | No | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Jennie George Throsby | No | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | No | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | No | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | No | |
| Damian Hale Solomon | No | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | No | |
| Chris Hayes Werriwa | No | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | No | |
| Sharryn Jackson Hasluck | No | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | No | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | No | |
| Richard Marles Corio | No | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | No | |
| Maxine McKew Bennelong | No | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | No | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | No | |
| John Murphy Lowe | No | |
| Belinda Neal Robertson | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | No | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Roger Price Chifley | No | |
| Brett Raguse Forde | No | |
| Kerry Rea Bonner | No | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | No | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | No | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | No | |
| Janelle Saffin Page | No | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | No | |
| Sid Sidebottom Braddon | No | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Jon Sullivan Longman | No | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | No | |
| Mike Symon Deakin | No | |
| Craig Thomson Dobell | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Chris Trevor Flynn | No | |
| Jim Turnour Leichhardt | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Absent | |
| Chris Bowen Prospect | Absent | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | Absent | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Absent | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | Absent | |
| Gary Gray Brand | Absent | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Absent | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Absent | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | Absent | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Yes | |
| Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent | No | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (91% turnout) | 50 Yes – 0 No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Yes | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | Yes | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | Yes | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | Yes | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Peter Costello Higgins | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Yes | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | Yes | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| David Hawker Wannon | Yes | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Steve Irons Swan | Yes | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Yes | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Peter Lindsay Herbert | Yes | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| Louise Markus Greenway | Yes | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | Yes | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Yes | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | Yes | |
| Brendan Nelson Bradfield | Yes | |
| Chris Pearce Aston | Yes | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | Yes | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Yes | |
| Don Randall Canning | Yes | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | Yes | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Yes | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Yes | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | Yes | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | Yes | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | Yes | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Yes | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | Yes | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | Yes | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | Yes | |
| Wilson Tuckey O'Connor | Yes | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Yes | |
| Danna Vale Hughes | Yes | |
| Mal Washer Moore | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Absent | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Absent | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | Absent | |
| Margaret May McPherson | Absent | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Yes | |
| John Cobb Calare | Yes | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes | Yes | |
| John Forrest Mallee | Yes | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | Yes | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | Yes | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | Yes | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | Yes | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (89% turnout) | 60 Yes – 73 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.