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7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills - Second Reading - Adjourn debate
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
19th Mar 2012, 9:59 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bills for a second time.
This means that the majority agree to the main idea of the bills, which was to introduce a minerals resource rent tax. The Senate can now discuss them in detail.
Background to the bills
These eleven bills were introduced as a package to create a minerals resource rent tax ('MRRT').(Read more about the MRRT here.) The tax is set to begin on 1 July 2012 and apply to profits earned from the extraction of mineral resources such as coal and iron ore.
The eleven bills are:
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) Bill 2011
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2011
- Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2011
- Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2011
- Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) Bill 2011
- Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2011
- Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2011
- Tax Laws Amendment (Stronger, Fairer, Simpler and Other Measures) Bill 2011
- Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Scott Ludlam WA | Yes | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Penny Wright SA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (90% turnout) | 27 Yes – 0 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
| Mark Bishop WA | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Yes | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Yes | |
| Chris Evans WA | Yes | |
| Don Farrell SA | Yes | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Yes | |
| David Feeney Victoria | Yes | |
| Mark Furner Queensland | Yes | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | Yes | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | Yes | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Yes | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Yes | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite NSW | Yes | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
| Penny Wong SA | Yes | |
| Bob Carr NSW | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| John Madigan Victoria Democratic Labor Party | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania Deputy President | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Independent | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (89% turnout) | 0 Yes – 24 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
| Christopher Back WA | 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 | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Sean Edwards SA | No | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | No | |
| David Fawcett SA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Mary Fisher SA | No | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Helen Kroger Victoria | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | No | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | No | |
| Judith Adams WA | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 5 No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| John Williams NSW | No | |
| John Hogg Queensland President | Yes | |
| Totals (92% turnout) | 38 Yes – 32 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.