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14th Feb 2025
Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Enshrine target in law
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 90% attendance
12th Feb 2025, 10:46 AM – Representatives Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill as amended
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to agree with the bill as amended. This means they can now decide on whether to pass it in the House of Representatives.
What does the bill do?
According to the explanatory memorandum (which is a document that is prepared by the party introducing the bill):
The Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (the Bill ) amends the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (Cth) (the OEI Act ) to extend the application of amendments provided for in the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Amendment (Overlapping Applications) Regulations 2024 (the Amendment Regulations ) to apply to feasibility licence applications received prior to the commencement of the Amendment Regulations.
The effect of the amendments in the Bill is for the regulatory parameters set out in the Amendment Regulations to apply consistently and fairly to all feasibility licence applications submitted to the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar (the Registrar ) in response to an invitation to apply for feasibility licences for a declared area under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure licensing scheme (OEI licensing scheme).
Votes Passed by a small 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 (95% turnout) | 73 Yes – 0 No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | Yes | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Yes | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | Yes | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Yes | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | Yes | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | Yes | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | Yes | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Yes | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | Yes | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Yes | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Yes | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | Yes | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | Yes | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | Yes | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | Yes | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | Yes | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Yes | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Yes | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | Yes | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | Yes | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | Yes | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Yes | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | Yes | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | Yes | |
| David Smith Bean | Yes | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | Yes | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | Yes | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Jodie Belyea Dunkley | Absent | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | Absent | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Absent | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Yes | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | Yes | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Yes | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Yes | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Yes | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Yes | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash Independent | No | |
| Andrew Gee Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (89% turnout) | 0 Yes – 8 No | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | No | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | No | |
| Cameron Caldwell Fadden | No | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | No | |
| Henry Pike Bowman | No | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | No | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | No | |
| Terry Young Longman | No | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (91% turnout) | 0 Yes – 30 No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| David Coleman Banks | No | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
| Simon Kennedy Cook | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | No | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | No | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | No | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | No | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | No | |
| Melissa Price Durack | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| James Stevens Sturt | No | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | No | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | No | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | No | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | No | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | No | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Absent | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Absent | |
| National Party (83% turnout) | 0 Yes – 10 No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | No | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | No | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | No | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | No | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Absent | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (90% turnout) | 86 Yes – 50 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.