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senate vote 2007-03-21#6
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Title
Motions - Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill - Wedge-tailed eagle- Motions - Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill - Public inquiry
Description
- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2007-03-21.125.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/christine_milne), which means it failed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes:*
- >> *(i) that Gunns Limited, proponents of Tasmania’s proposed Bell Bay pulp mill, abandoned the independent Resource Planning and Development Commission environment assessment process, accredited by both the Tasmanian and Commonwealth Governments on 14 March 2007, and*
- >> *(ii) the Tasmanian Government’s fast-track process, approved by Gunns, will not include the public and will not assess impacts on threatened species;*
- > *(b) considers that commitment to due process is vitally important; and*
> *(c) calls on the Government to establish a public inquiry into the pulp mill under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, specifically including its impacts on listed threatened species, such as the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle.*- > *(c) calls on the Government to establish a public inquiry into the pulp mill under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, specifically including its impacts on listed threatened species, such as the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle.*
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senate vote 2007-03-21#6
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Title
Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill- Motions - Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill - Wedge-tailed eagle
Description
<p pwmotiontext="moved">That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>that Gunns Limited, proponents of Tasmania’s proposed Bell Bay pulp mill, abandoned the independent Resource Planning and Development Commission environment assessment process, accredited by both the Tasmanian and Commonwealth Governments on 14 March 2007, and</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>the Tasmanian Government’s fast-track process, approved by Gunns, will not include the public and will not assess impacts on threatened species;</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>considers that commitment to due process is vitally important; and</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to establish a public inquiry into the pulp mill under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, specifically including its impacts on listed threatened species, such as the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle.</dd></dl></p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2007-03-21.125.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/christine_milne), which means it failed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes:*
- >> *(i) that Gunns Limited, proponents of Tasmania’s proposed Bell Bay pulp mill, abandoned the independent Resource Planning and Development Commission environment assessment process, accredited by both the Tasmanian and Commonwealth Governments on 14 March 2007, and*
- >> *(ii) the Tasmanian Government’s fast-track process, approved by Gunns, will not include the public and will not assess impacts on threatened species;*
- > *(b) considers that commitment to due process is vitally important; and*
- > *(c) calls on the Government to establish a public inquiry into the pulp mill under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, specifically including its impacts on listed threatened species, such as the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle.*
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