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senate vote 2012-11-21#4

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  • The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2012-11-21.37.2 motion] to read the bill a third time. The motion was introduced by Labor Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Stephen_Conroy&mpc=Senate&house=senate Stephen Conroy].
  • This means that the bill is passed in the Senate and, as it has already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now be sent to the Governor-General for royal assent so it can become law.
  • Background to the bill
  • The purpose of the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4884 bill] is to allow the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_Basin_Authority Murray-Darling Basin Authority] to make adjustments to the long-term average sustainable diversion limit set by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.(See the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2012262/upload_binary/2012262.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest] (809KB) for more information on the bill and its purpose.) Sustainable diversion limits are the average water quantities that can be taken from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_basin Murray-Darling basin] sustainably and their aim is to return water to the environment.
  • References
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2012-11-21.37.2) to read the bill a third time. The motion was introduced by Labor Senator [Stephen Conroy](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Stephen_Conroy&mpc=Senate&house=senate).
  • This means that the bill is passed in the Senate and, as it has already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now be sent to the Governor-General for royal assent so it can become law.
  • Background to the bill
  • The purpose of the [bill](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4884) is to allow the [Murray-Darling Basin Authority](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_Basin_Authority) to make adjustments to the long-term average sustainable diversion limit set by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.(See the [bills digest](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2012262/upload_binary/2012262.pdf;fileType=application/pdf) (809KB) for more information on the bill and its purpose.) Sustainable diversion limits are the average water quantities that can be taken from the [Murray-Darling basin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_basin) sustainably and their aim is to return water to the environment.
  • References
senate vote 2012-11-21#4

Edited by system

on 2014-10-07 16:16:04

Title

Description

  • The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2012-11-21.37.2 motion] to read the bill a third time. The motion was introduced by Labor Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Stephen_Conroy&mpc=Senate&house=senate Stephen Conroy].
  • This means that the bill is passed in the Senate and, as it has already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now be sent to the Governor-General for royal assent so it can become law.
  • Background to the bill
  • The purpose of the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4884 bill] is to allow the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_Basin_Authority Murray-Darling Basin Authority] to make adjustments to the long-term average sustainable diversion limit set by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.[1] Sustainable diversion limits are the average water quantities that can be taken from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_basin Murray-Darling basin] sustainably and their aim is to return water to the environment.
  • The purpose of the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4884 bill] is to allow the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_Basin_Authority Murray-Darling Basin Authority] to make adjustments to the long-term average sustainable diversion limit set by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.(See the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2012262/upload_binary/2012262.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest] (809KB) for more information on the bill and its purpose.) Sustainable diversion limits are the average water quantities that can be taken from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_basin Murray-Darling basin] sustainably and their aim is to return water to the environment.
  • References
  • * [1] See the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2012262/upload_binary/2012262.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest] (809KB) for more information on the bill and its purpose.
senate vote 2012-11-21#4

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-01-23 16:10:16

Title

  • Bills — Water Amendment (Long-Term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012; Third Reading
  • Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Stephen Conroy</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That this bill be now read a third time.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2012-11-21.37.2 motion] to read the bill a third time. The motion was introduced by Labor Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Stephen_Conroy&mpc=Senate&house=senate Stephen Conroy].
  • This means that the bill is passed in the Senate and, as it has already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now be sent to the Governor-General for royal assent so it can become law.
  • Background to the bill
  • The purpose of the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4884 bill] is to allow the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_Basin_Authority Murray-Darling Basin Authority] to make adjustments to the long-term average sustainable diversion limit set by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.[1] Sustainable diversion limits are the average water quantities that can be taken from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%E2%80%93Darling_basin Murray-Darling basin] sustainably and their aim is to return water to the environment.
  • References
  • * [1] See the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2012262/upload_binary/2012262.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest] (809KB) for more information on the bill and its purpose.
  • <p class="speaker">John Hogg</p>
  • <p>The question is that the bill be now read a third time.</p>
  • <p>Bill read a third time.</p>