edited
10th Oct 2014
Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 — Second Reading — Read a second time
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
4th Feb 2009, 6:49 PM – Senate Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 and related bills — Third Reading - Read a third time
Summary
EditThis division relates to the Policy For agricultural biosecurity.
The majority voted against a motion that these three bills be read for a third time. This means that the majority reject the bills and that they will not pass in the Senate.(Read more about the stages that a bill much pass through to become law here. )
Background to the bills
The Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 was introduced along with the Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Bill 2008 and the Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008. The bills "introduce a levy on the initial registration of horses so that the Australian horse industry, under the terms of the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA), can repay the Commonwealth for financial assistance in the event of an outbreak of an emergency horse disease".(Read more about the bill in its bills digest. )
This measure was proposed in response to an outbreak of equine influenza in 2007, which greatly damaged the Australian horse industry.(Read more about the 2007 equine flu outbreak here.) The Commonwealth government provided extensive financial aid to assist the horse industry through the quarantine process in conjunction with State governments. The purpose of this bill is to allow the Commonwealth government to introduce a levy to raise funds that can be used in the event of future emergency disease outbreaks affecting the horse industry.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 5 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Scott Ludlam WA | Yes | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (87% turnout) | 27 Yes – 0 No | |
| Mark Arbib NSW | Yes | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
| Mark Bishop WA | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Yes | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Yes | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Yes | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Yes | |
| Chris Evans WA | Yes | |
| Don Farrell SA | Yes | |
| David Feeney Victoria | Yes | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | Yes | |
| Mark Furner Queensland | Yes | |
| Annette Hurley SA | Yes | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | Yes | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Yes | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | Yes | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Yes | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Penny Wong SA | Yes | |
| Dana Wortley SA | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Absent | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Absent | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | Absent | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| Alan Ferguson SA Deputy President | No | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Independent | No | |
| Liberal Party (86% turnout) | 0 Yes – 25 No | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | No | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | No | |
| George Brandis Queensland | No | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | No | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Mary Fisher SA | No | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | No | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Helen Kroger Victoria | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | No | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | No | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Judith Adams WA | Absent | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Absent | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 5 No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | No | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| John Williams NSW | No | |
| John Hogg Queensland President | Absent | |
| Totals (88% turnout) | 32 Yes – 34 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.