Division Description Changes — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 — Second Reading — 13th Sep 2007

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Title

  • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 — Second Reading
  • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Local government & nuclear sites

Description

  • <p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p>
  • <p pwmotiontext="moved">That the amendment (<b>Senator Lundy&#8217;s</b>) be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2007-09-12.7.1) introduced by Labor Senator [Kate Lundy](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/act/kate_lundy).
  • ### Motion text
  • > *At the end of the motion, add “but the Senate:*
  • > *(a) expresses its support for a referendum to extend [constitutional recognition to local government](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/10) in recognition of the essential role it plays in the governance of Australia; and*
  • > *(b) notes that the [Australian Labor Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party) believes communities are entitled to express a view on the location of 25 nuclear power plants and the nuclear waste facilities that the [Howard](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/bennelong/john_howard) government wants to impose on the Australian community”.*