edited
7th Oct 2014
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
26th Nov 2009, 5:27 PM – Senate Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] - In Committee - Financial support to developing countries
Summary
EditThe majority voted against an amendment introduced by Greens Senator Christine Milne. This means that the motion was unsuccessful.
The motion was to amend the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (No. 2) with the following:
(1) Clause 3, page 3 (line 10), at the end of subclause (3), add “including the provision of financial support to developing countries for nationally appropriate mitigation actions and adaptation”.
This would have added the phrase relating to financial support for developing countries to the objects clause, giving it greater significance within the bill.
Background to the bills
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (No. 2) was introduced as part of a package of six bills along with five other related bills to introduce the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. They reflect the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 and its related acts, as amended in the House of Representatives before it was negated in the Senate.(See that division here. )
The scheme is an emission trading scheme designed to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in an effort to address climate change. It gives effect to Australia's obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.
The design of the scheme has been criticised by the business community for threatening jobs and by environmentalists for not going far enough with its emission reduction targets.(Read more about these criticisms here.)
The six bills that were introduced as a package are called:
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Customs) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Excise) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-General) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
The five other related bills are called:
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
- the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 (No. 2)
References
Votes Not passed by a large 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 (84% turnout) | 0 Yes – 26 No | |
| Mark Arbib NSW | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | No | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| David Feeney Victoria | No | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | No | |
| Mark Furner Queensland | No | |
| Annette Hurley SA | No | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | No | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
| Anne McEwen SA | No | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Penny Wong SA | No | |
| Dana Wortley SA | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Absent | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Absent | |
| Chris Evans WA | Absent | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Absent | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Alan Ferguson SA Deputy President | Absent | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Independent | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (23% turnout) | 0 Yes – 7 No | |
| Judith Adams WA | No | |
| Christopher Back WA | No | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | Absent | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | Absent | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Absent | |
| Mary Fisher SA | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | Absent | |
| David Johnston WA | Absent | |
| Helen Kroger Victoria | Absent | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | Absent | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | Absent | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | Absent | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | Absent | |
| National Party (40% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | Absent | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | Absent | |
| John Williams NSW | Absent | |
| John Hogg Queensland President | No | |
| Totals (57% turnout) | 6 Yes – 37 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.