Division Description Changes — Motions — Endangered Species — 13th Sep 2012

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Title

  • Motions — Endangered Species
  • Motions - Endangered Species - Keep responsibility in federal hands

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2012-09-13.27.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Larissa Waters](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/larissa_waters), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • > *(a) notes:*
  • >> *(i) the intention of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Mr Burke) to transfer responsibility for protecting our nationally threatened species and wilderness places to state governments by March 2013, and*
  • >> *(ii) that the Victorian Premier (Mr Baillieu) is ready to sacrifice the endangered Leadbeater’s Possum for logging and development; and*
  • > *(b) calls on the Government to retain responsibility for all major decisions on environmentally damaging projects that affect our nationally threatened species and wilderness places.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) notes:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) the intention of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Mr Burke) to transfer responsibility for protecting our nationally threatened species and wilderness places to state governments by March 2013, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) that the Victorian Premier (Mr Baillieu) is ready to sacrifice the endangered Leadbeater&#8217;s Possum for logging and development; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) calls on the Government to retain responsibility for all major decisions on environmentally damaging projects that affect our nationally threatened species and wilderness places.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • <p class="speaker">John Hogg</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Waters be agreed to.</p>