edited
7th Aug 2024
Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
4th Jun 2024, 4:43 PM – Representatives Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Appointment of Board members
Summary
EditThe majority voted against amendments introduced by Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps (Independent), which means they failed.
Amendment text
(1) Clause 5, page 6 (after line 23), after the definition of Finance Minister, insert:
former judge means:
(a) a former Justice of the High Court; or
(b) a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia; or
(c) a former judge of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory.
(2) Clause 22, page 23 (after line 18), at the end of the clause, add:
(4) A person must not be appointed as a Board member under this section unless:
(a) the selection of the person for the appointment is the result of a process that includes:
(i) public advertising of the selection criteria for the position for at least 10 consecutive days; and
(ii) assessment of applications against the selection criteria by an independent panel consisting of at least 3 members and chaired by a former judge; and
(iii) shortlisting of at least 3 persons for the appointment that are certified, in writing, by the panel to meet all of the selection criteria; and
(b) the person is one of the shortlisted candidates.
(5) Within 7 days after a person is appointed as a Board member, the Minister must cause a copy of the written certification for the person (referred to in subparagraph (4)(a)(iii)) to be:
(a) tabled in each House of the Parliament; or
(b) if a House is not sitting—presented to the Presiding Officer of that House for circulation to the members of that House.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | Yes | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | Yes | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | Yes | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (53% turnout) | 0 Yes – 41 No | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | No | |
| Jodie Belyea Dunkley | No | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | No | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | No | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | No | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | No | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | No | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | No | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | No | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | No | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | No | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | No | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | No | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | No | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | No | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | No | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | No | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | No | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | No | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | No | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | No | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | No | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | No | |
| David Smith Bean | No | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | No | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | No | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | No | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Absent | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Absent | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Absent | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Absent | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | Absent | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Absent | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Absent | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Absent | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Absent | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Absent | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Absent | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | Absent | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Absent | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Absent | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Absent | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Absent | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | Absent | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Absent | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Absent | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Absent | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Absent | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Absent | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | Absent | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | Absent | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | Absent | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Absent | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | Absent | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Absent | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | Absent | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Yes | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Yes | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | Yes | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Yes | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Yes | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Yes | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash Independent | Absent | |
| Andrew Gee Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Absent | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | Absent | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | Absent | |
| Cameron Caldwell Fadden | Absent | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | Absent | |
| Henry Pike Bowman | Absent | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | Absent | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | Absent | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | Absent | |
| Terry Young Longman | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (9% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Absent | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | Absent | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Absent | |
| David Coleman Banks | Absent | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Absent | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Absent | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Absent | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Absent | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Absent | |
| Simon Kennedy Cook | Absent | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Absent | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Absent | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Absent | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Absent | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | Absent | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Absent | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | Absent | |
| Melissa Price Durack | Absent | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Absent | |
| James Stevens Sturt | Absent | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | Absent | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | Absent | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Absent | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Absent | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | Absent | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Absent | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | Absent | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Absent | |
| National Party (8% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | Absent | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Absent | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | Absent | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | Absent | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | Absent | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Absent | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Absent | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Absent | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Absent | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Absent | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (38% turnout) | 13 Yes – 45 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.