edited
7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
30th May 2012, 7:18 PM – Representatives Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bill for a second time.
This means that the majority of Members of Parliament (MPs) agree with the main idea of the bill, which was to establish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Now the bill can be discussed in greater detail. However, in this case, the House subsequently agreed to a motion to read the bill for a third time without further division. This means that the bill is passed in the House and will now be sent to the Senate for their consideration.
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced to establish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation as a body corporate and establish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Special Account.(Learn more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation on Radio National Breakfast. ) The development and managing of this account is referred at as the 'investment mandate'.(Read more about the investment mandate here. See also the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Investment Mandate Direction 2013 here.) Its purpose is to invest strategically in renewable energy, low emissions and energy efficiency projects and technologies in Australia.
References
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (91% turnout) | 64 Yes – 0 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| David Bradbury Lindsay | Yes | |
| Gai Brodtmann Canberra | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | Yes | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | 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 | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
| Laurie Ferguson Werriwa | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | Yes | |
| Gary Gray Brand | Yes | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | Yes | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | Yes | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | Yes | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Throsby | Yes | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fraser | Yes | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | Yes | |
| Geoff Lyons Bass | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | Yes | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | Yes | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
| John Murphy Reid | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Deborah O'Neill Robertson | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Yes | |
| Janelle Saffin Page | Yes | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
| Sid Sidebottom Braddon | Yes | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | Yes | |
| Laura Smyth La Trobe | Yes | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
| Mike Symon Deakin | Yes | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Absent | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | Absent | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | Absent | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | Absent | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Absent | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Absent | |
| Natasha Griggs Solomon Country Liberal Party | No | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Yes | |
| Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent | Yes | |
| Craig Thomson Dobell Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | Yes | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Yes | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (90% turnout) | 0 Yes – 53 No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | No | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | No | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | No | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | No | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Teresa Gambaro Brisbane | No | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | No | |
| Barry Haase Durack | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | No | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | No | |
| Steve Irons Swan | No | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | No | |
| Ewen Jones Herbert | No | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | No | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Louise Markus Macquarie | No | |
| Russell Matheson Macarthur | No | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | No | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | No | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins | No | |
| Jane Prentice Ryan | No | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| Don Randall Canning | No | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | No | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | No | |
| Wyatt Roy Longman | No | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | No | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | No | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | No | |
| Tony Smith Casey | No | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | No | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | No | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | No | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | No | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Mal Washer Moore | No | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Absent | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | Absent | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | Absent | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | Absent | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Absent | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | Absent | |
| National Party (92% turnout) | 0 Yes – 11 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| George Christensen Dawson | No | |
| John Cobb Calare | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes | No | |
| Tony Crook O'Connor | No | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | No | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | No | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | No | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | No | |
| John Forrest Mallee | Absent | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (90% turnout) | 70 Yes – 65 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.