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senate vote 2006-06-19#1

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  • The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-06-19.56.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Rachel_Siewert&mpc=Senate&house=senate Rachel Siewert], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
  • ''That the Senate—''
  • ''(a) recognises that unregulated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_seas high seas] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottom_trawling bottom trawling] is inconsistent with international law as recognised in the United Nations (UN) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea Convention on the Law of the Sea];''
  • ''(b) notes the Australian Government’s initiatives in developing long-term governance arrangements to address destructive fishing practices such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal,_unreported_and_unregulated_fishing illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing] and high sea bottom trawling;''
  • ''(c) calls on the Government to report on its actions to inform a review of progress and future recommendations to address the destructive impacts on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_sea deep sea] ecosystems, as requested by the UN, and which was to have been provided by 1 May 2006;''
  • ''(d) notes that:''
  • ''(i) these governance measures will take time to develop and implement and the need, therefore, for interim short-term measures, such as a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, and''
  • ''(ii) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_General_Assembly UN General Assembly] will consider a proposal for a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling in October or November 2006; and''
  • ''(e) calls on the Government to support interim measures to address the destructive impacts of bottom trawling on deep sea ecosystems while long-term governance measures are put in place.''
  • The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-06-19.56.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Rachel Siewert](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Rachel_Siewert&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
  • _That the Senate—_
  • _(a) recognises that unregulated [high seas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_seas) [bottom trawling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottom_trawling) is inconsistent with international law as recognised in the United Nations (UN) [Convention on the Law of the Sea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea);_
  • _(b) notes the Australian Government’s initiatives in developing long-term governance arrangements to address destructive fishing practices such as [illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal,_unreported_and_unregulated_fishing) and high sea bottom trawling;_
  • _(c) calls on the Government to report on its actions to inform a review of progress and future recommendations to address the destructive impacts on [deep sea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_sea) ecosystems, as requested by the UN, and which was to have been provided by 1 May 2006;_
  • _(d) notes that:_
  • _(i) these governance measures will take time to develop and implement and the need, therefore, for interim short-term measures, such as a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, and_
  • _(ii) the [UN General Assembly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_General_Assembly) will consider a proposal for a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling in October or November 2006; and_
  • _(e) calls on the Government to support interim measures to address the destructive impacts of bottom trawling on deep sea ecosystems while long-term governance measures are put in place._
senate vote 2006-06-19#1

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on 2014-08-01 13:52:34

Title

  • Sea Bottom Trawl Fishing
  • Motions - Sea Bottom Trawl Fishing - Address destructive impact

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p>
  • <p>by leave&#8212;I move the motion as amended:</p>
  • <p>That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2006-06-19.56.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Rachel_Siewert&mpc=Senate&house=senate Rachel Siewert], which means that it was rejected. The motion was:
  • ''That the Senate—''
  • ''(a) recognises that unregulated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_seas high seas] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottom_trawling bottom trawling] is inconsistent with international law as recognised in the United Nations (UN) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea Convention on the Law of the Sea];''
  • ''(b) notes the Australian Government’s initiatives in developing long-term governance arrangements to address destructive fishing practices such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal,_unreported_and_unregulated_fishing illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing] and high sea bottom trawling;''
  • ''(c) calls on the Government to report on its actions to inform a review of progress and future recommendations to address the destructive impacts on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_sea deep sea] ecosystems, as requested by the UN, and which was to have been provided by 1 May 2006;''
  • ''(d) notes that:''
  • ''(i) these governance measures will take time to develop and implement and the need, therefore, for interim short-term measures, such as a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, and''
  • ''(ii) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_General_Assembly UN General Assembly] will consider a proposal for a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling in October or November 2006; and''
  • ''(e) calls on the Government to support interim measures to address the destructive impacts of bottom trawling on deep sea ecosystems while long-term governance measures are put in place.''
  • <dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>recognises that unregulated high seas bottom trawling is inconsistent with international law as recognised in the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea;</dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>notes the Australian Government&#8217;s initiatives in developing long-term governance arrangements to address destructive fishing practices such as illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing and high sea bottom trawling;</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to report on its actions to inform a review of progress and future recommendations to address the destructive impacts on deep sea ecosystems, as requested by the UN, and which was to have been provided by 1 May 2006;</dd><dt>(d)</dt><dd>notes that:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>these governance measures will take time to develop and implement and the need, therefore, for interim short-term measures, such as a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, and</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>the UN General Assembly will consider a proposal for a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling in October or November 2006; and</dd></dl></dd><dt>(e)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to support interim measures to address the destructive impacts of bottom trawling on deep sea ecosystems while long-term governance measures are put in place.</dd></dl><p>Question put.</p>