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senate vote 2006-05-10#5 Edited by system on 2014-10-07 16:21:10	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2006-05-10.107.3 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was: ~~''That the Senate—''~~ ~~''(a) notes that:''~~ ''(i) the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Ying Fu Ying], stated in December 2005 that China does not have sufficient uranium for both its weapons and civilian energy programs,'' ''(ii) Australian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake yellowcake] needs to go to conversion, enrichment and processing facilities before being allocated to declared civilian nuclear power stations,'' ''(iii) most of the conversion, enrichment and processing facilities are not declared facilities and are therefore not covered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency International Atomic Energy Agency] (IAEA) safeguards, and'' ~~''(iv) those facilities that are declared are only declared at the discretion of the Chinese Government, and therefore are voluntary and can at any time be removed from IAEA safeguards;''~~ ''(b) recognises therefore that by exporting uranium to China, Australia will be supporting, either directly or indirectly, the Chinese nuclear weapons program in contravention of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]; and'' ~~''(c) opposes and condemns the export of uranium to China.''~~ The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2006-05-10.107.3) introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was rejected. The motion was: _That the Senate—_ _(a) notes that:_ _(i) the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam [Fu Ying](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Ying), stated in December 2005 that China does not have sufficient uranium for both its weapons and civilian energy programs,_ _(ii) Australian [yellowcake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake) needs to go to conversion, enrichment and processing facilities before being allocated to declared civilian nuclear power stations,_ _(iii) most of the conversion, enrichment and processing facilities are not declared facilities and are therefore not covered by [International Atomic Energy Agency](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency) (IAEA) safeguards, and_ _(iv) those facilities that are declared are only declared at the discretion of the Chinese Government, and therefore are voluntary and can at any time be removed from IAEA safeguards;_ _(b) recognises therefore that by exporting uranium to China, Australia will be supporting, either directly or indirectly, the Chinese nuclear weapons program in contravention of the [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty); and_ _(c) opposes and condemns the export of uranium to China._
senate vote 2006-05-10#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-08-08 12:33:19	Title ~~Uranium Exports~~ Motions - Uranium Exports - Oppose export to China Description ~~<p class="speaker">Christine Milne</p>~~ ~~<p>I move:</p>~~ <dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate&#8212;<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam Fu Ying, stated in December 2005 that China does not have sufficient uranium for both its weapons and civilian energy programs,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>Australian yellowcake needs to go to conversion, enrichment and processing facilities before being allocated to declared civilian nuclear power stations,</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>most of the conversion, enrichment and processing facilities are not declared facilities and are therefore not covered by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, and</dd><dt>(iv)</dt><dd>those facilities that are declared are only declared at the discretion of the Chinese Government, and therefore are voluntary and can at any time be removed from IAEA safeguards;</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>recognises therefore that by exporting uranium to China, Australia will be supporting, either directly or indirectly, the Chinese nuclear weapons program in contravention of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>opposes and condemns the export of uranium to China.</dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p> The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2006-05-10.107.3 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was: ''That the Senate—'' ''(a) notes that:'' ''(i) the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Ying Fu Ying], stated in December 2005 that China does not have sufficient uranium for both its weapons and civilian energy programs,'' ''(ii) Australian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake yellowcake] needs to go to conversion, enrichment and processing facilities before being allocated to declared civilian nuclear power stations,'' ''(iii) most of the conversion, enrichment and processing facilities are not declared facilities and are therefore not covered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency International Atomic Energy Agency] (IAEA) safeguards, and'' ''(iv) those facilities that are declared are only declared at the discretion of the Chinese Government, and therefore are voluntary and can at any time be removed from IAEA safeguards;'' ''(b) recognises therefore that by exporting uranium to China, Australia will be supporting, either directly or indirectly, the Chinese nuclear weapons program in contravention of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]; and'' ''(c) opposes and condemns the export of uranium to China.''

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senate vote 2006-05-10#5

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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2006-05-10.107.3 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
~~''That the Senate—''~~
~~''(a) notes that:''~~
''(i) the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Ying Fu Ying], stated in December 2005 that China does not have sufficient uranium for both its weapons and civilian energy programs,''
''(ii) Australian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake yellowcake] needs to go to conversion, enrichment and processing facilities before being allocated to declared civilian nuclear power stations,''
''(iii) most of the conversion, enrichment and processing facilities are not declared facilities and are therefore not covered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency International Atomic Energy Agency] (IAEA) safeguards, and''
~~''(iv) those facilities that are declared are only declared at the discretion of the Chinese Government, and therefore are voluntary and can at any time be removed from IAEA safeguards;''~~
''(b) recognises therefore that by exporting uranium to China, Australia will be supporting, either directly or indirectly, the Chinese nuclear weapons program in contravention of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]; and''
~~''(c) opposes and condemns the export of uranium to China.''~~
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2006-05-10.107.3) introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
_That the Senate—_
_(a) notes that:_
_(i) the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam [Fu Ying](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Ying), stated in December 2005 that China does not have sufficient uranium for both its weapons and civilian energy programs,_
_(ii) Australian [yellowcake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake) needs to go to conversion, enrichment and processing facilities before being allocated to declared civilian nuclear power stations,_
_(iii) most of the conversion, enrichment and processing facilities are not declared facilities and are therefore not covered by [International Atomic Energy Agency](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency) (IAEA) safeguards, and_
_(iv) those facilities that are declared are only declared at the discretion of the Chinese Government, and therefore are voluntary and can at any time be removed from IAEA safeguards;_
_(b) recognises therefore that by exporting uranium to China, Australia will be supporting, either directly or indirectly, the Chinese nuclear weapons program in contravention of the [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty); and_
_(c) opposes and condemns the export of uranium to China._

senate vote 2006-05-10#5

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-08-08 12:33:19

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~~Uranium Exports~~
Motions - Uranium Exports - Oppose export to China

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~~Christine Milne~~
~~I move:~~
<dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate&#8212;<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam Fu Ying, stated in December 2005 that China does not have sufficient uranium for both its weapons and civilian energy programs,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>Australian yellowcake needs to go to conversion, enrichment and processing facilities before being allocated to declared civilian nuclear power stations,</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>most of the conversion, enrichment and processing facilities are not declared facilities and are therefore not covered by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, and</dd><dt>(iv)</dt><dd>those facilities that are declared are only declared at the discretion of the Chinese Government, and therefore are voluntary and can at any time be removed from IAEA safeguards;</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>recognises therefore that by exporting uranium to China, Australia will be supporting, either directly or indirectly, the Chinese nuclear weapons program in contravention of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>opposes and condemns the export of uranium to China.</dd></dl></dd></dl>Question put.
The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2006-05-10.107.3 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
''That the Senate—''
''(a) notes that:''
''(i) the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Madam [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Ying Fu Ying], stated in December 2005 that China does not have sufficient uranium for both its weapons and civilian energy programs,''
''(ii) Australian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake yellowcake] needs to go to conversion, enrichment and processing facilities before being allocated to declared civilian nuclear power stations,''
''(iii) most of the conversion, enrichment and processing facilities are not declared facilities and are therefore not covered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency International Atomic Energy Agency] (IAEA) safeguards, and''
''(iv) those facilities that are declared are only declared at the discretion of the Chinese Government, and therefore are voluntary and can at any time be removed from IAEA safeguards;''
''(b) recognises therefore that by exporting uranium to China, Australia will be supporting, either directly or indirectly, the Chinese nuclear weapons program in contravention of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]; and''
''(c) opposes and condemns the export of uranium to China.''