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senate vote 2013-02-07#3
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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-02-07.49.2 Nationals amendment] introduced by Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Barnaby_Joyce&mpc=Senate&house=senate Barnaby Joyce], the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate.The amendment would have inserted a new section 86AEA, titled "Limit on purchase of water access rights". This new section stated: ''The total amount of water access rights purchased by, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth since 2009, whether with amounts debited from the Water for the Environment Special Account or otherwise for the purposes of the Basin Plan, must not exceed 1500 gigalitres.''Senator Joyce explained that this amendment "is about reinforcing the coalition's strong belief in the buyback cap",(See Senator Joyce's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.49.1 here]. The amendment is referred to as Nationals amendment (4) on sheet 7336 and the relevant discussion began at 12:31 pm.
) which was also reflected by an earlier Nationals amendment moved by Senator Joyce.(That amendment is available [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2013-02-06&number=1&house=senate here].
) According to the Department of the Environment website: "Water buybacks obtain water for the environment from irrigators who offer their water entitlement for sale".(That website is available [http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/rural-water/restoring-balance-murray-darling-basin here].
)Background to the billThe bill(A copy of the bill, its explanatory memoranda and amendments are available [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4925 here].
) was introduced to establish an Environment Special Account to fund projects that protect and restore environmental assets of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and protect water dependent biodiversity of the MDB.(Read more about the bill in this [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2073890/upload_binary/2073890.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest] (696 KB).) The projects will include those that increase the available environmental water in the MDB by 450 Gigalitres.References - The majority voted against a [Nationals amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-02-07.49.2) introduced by Senator [Barnaby Joyce](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Barnaby_Joyce&mpc=Senate&house=senate), the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate.
- The amendment would have inserted a new section 86AEA, titled "Limit on purchase of water access rights". This new section stated: _The total amount of water access rights purchased by, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth since 2009, whether with amounts debited from the Water for the Environment Special Account or otherwise for the purposes of the Basin Plan, must not exceed 1500 gigalitres._
- Senator Joyce explained that this amendment "is about reinforcing the coalition's strong belief in the buyback cap",(See Senator Joyce's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.49.1). The amendment is referred to as Nationals amendment (4) on sheet 7336 and the relevant discussion began at 12:31 pm. ) which was also reflected by an earlier Nationals amendment moved by Senator Joyce.(That amendment is available [here](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2013-02-06&number=1&house=senate). ) According to the Department of the Environment website: "Water buybacks obtain water for the environment from irrigators who offer their water entitlement for sale".(That website is available [here](http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/rural-water/restoring-balance-murray-darling-basin). )
- Background to the bill
- The bill(A copy of the bill, its explanatory memoranda and amendments are available [here](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4925). ) was introduced to establish an Environment Special Account to fund projects that protect and restore environmental assets of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and protect water dependent biodiversity of the MDB.(Read more about the bill in this [bills digest](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2073890/upload_binary/2073890.pdf;fileType=application/pdf) (696 KB).) The projects will include those that increase the available environmental water in the MDB by 450 Gigalitres.
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senate vote 2013-02-07#3
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- The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-02-07.49.2 Nationals amendment] introduced by Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Barnaby_Joyce&mpc=Senate&house=senate Barnaby Joyce], the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate.
- The amendment would have inserted a new section 86AEA, titled "Limit on purchase of water access rights". This new section stated: ''The total amount of water access rights purchased by, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth since 2009, whether with amounts debited from the Water for the Environment Special Account or otherwise for the purposes of the Basin Plan, must not exceed 1500 gigalitres.''
Senator Joyce explained that this amendment "is about reinforcing the coalition's strong belief in the buyback cap",[1] which was also reflected by an earlier Nationals amendment moved by Senator Joyce.[2] According to the Department of the Environment website: "Water buybacks obtain water for the environment from irrigators who offer their water entitlement for sale".[3]- Senator Joyce explained that this amendment "is about reinforcing the coalition's strong belief in the buyback cap",(See Senator Joyce's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.49.1 here]. The amendment is referred to as Nationals amendment (4) on sheet 7336 and the relevant discussion began at 12:31 pm.
) which was also reflected by an earlier Nationals amendment moved by Senator Joyce.(That amendment is available [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2013-02-06&number=1&house=senate here].
) According to the Department of the Environment website: "Water buybacks obtain water for the environment from irrigators who offer their water entitlement for sale".(That website is available [http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/rural-water/restoring-balance-murray-darling-basin here].
)
- Background to the bill
The bill[4] was introduced to establish an Environment Special Account to fund projects that protect and restore environmental assets of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and protect water dependent biodiversity of the MDB.[5] The projects will include those that increase the available environmental water in the MDB by 450 Gigalitres.- The bill(A copy of the bill, its explanatory memoranda and amendments are available [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4925 here].
) was introduced to establish an Environment Special Account to fund projects that protect and restore environmental assets of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and protect water dependent biodiversity of the MDB.(Read more about the bill in this [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2073890/upload_binary/2073890.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest] (696 KB).) The projects will include those that increase the available environmental water in the MDB by 450 Gigalitres.
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* [1] See Senator Joyce's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.49.1 here]. The amendment is referred to as Nationals amendment (4) on sheet 7336 and the relevant discussion began at 12:31 pm.* [2] That amendment is available [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2013-02-06&number=1&house=senate here].* [3] That website is available [http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/rural-water/restoring-balance-murray-darling-basin here]. * [4] A copy of the bill, its explanatory memoranda and amendments are available [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4925 here].* [5] Read more about the bill in this [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2073890/upload_binary/2073890.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest] (696 KB).
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senate vote 2013-02-07#3
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Bills — Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012; in Committee- Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Buyback cap
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<p class="speaker">Barnaby Joyce</p><p>I move Nationals amendment (3) on sheet 7336:</p><p class="italic">Schedule 1, item 2, page 7 (line 26), at the end of paragraph 86AD(2)(b), add ", but only if such purchases achieve neutral or beneficial socio-economic outcomes".</p>- The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-02-07.49.2 Nationals amendment] introduced by Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Barnaby_Joyce&mpc=Senate&house=senate Barnaby Joyce], the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate.
- The amendment would have inserted a new section 86AEA, titled "Limit on purchase of water access rights". This new section stated: ''The total amount of water access rights purchased by, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth since 2009, whether with amounts debited from the Water for the Environment Special Account or otherwise for the purposes of the Basin Plan, must not exceed 1500 gigalitres.''
- Senator Joyce explained that this amendment "is about reinforcing the coalition's strong belief in the buyback cap",[1] which was also reflected by an earlier Nationals amendment moved by Senator Joyce.[2] According to the Department of the Environment website: "Water buybacks obtain water for the environment from irrigators who offer their water entitlement for sale".[3]
- Background to the bill
- The bill[4] was introduced to establish an Environment Special Account to fund projects that protect and restore environmental assets of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and protect water dependent biodiversity of the MDB.[5] The projects will include those that increase the available environmental water in the MDB by 450 Gigalitres.
- References
- * [1] See Senator Joyce's full explanation of the amendment and the associated debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-07.49.1 here]. The amendment is referred to as Nationals amendment (4) on sheet 7336 and the relevant discussion began at 12:31 pm.
- * [2] That amendment is available [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2013-02-06&number=1&house=senate here].
- * [3] That website is available [http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/rural-water/restoring-balance-murray-darling-basin here].
- * [4] A copy of the bill, its explanatory memoranda and amendments are available [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4925 here].
- * [5] Read more about the bill in this [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2073890/upload_binary/2073890.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest] (696 KB).
<p>This is about reinforcing the coalition's strong belief in the buyback cap. The buyback cap, as we have always stated, should be at 1,500 gigalitres. Buyback is distinctly different to the gains made from infrastructure or environmental works and measures. There is currently only about 250 gigalitres to purchase to get to that 1,500-gigalitre cap. Most of it has already been purchased.</p><p>We note that the real economic problems that happen always happen by reason of people buying the water licences out of areas. We have walked down the path of being good citizens in trying to bring about an environmental outcome but we are not going to do it at the expense of the communities of people who live in the area. You can see today with the discussions of the development of the north, trying to make sure we get a northern development area, we do not want to do that and then all of a sudden forget about the south. We have a widely developed irrigation area in the Murray-Darling Basin. The actual purchase of raw water licences, general buyback, causes immense economic hardship. We want to make sure that we limit that and that the efficiencies, the delivery back to the system, come from environmental works and measures in such things as deeper ring tanks, use of laterals, use of trickle, more efficient delivery of water. That is where the gains are made—from weirs that give us the capacity to make water more of an environmental asset with less water because we do not have to wait for a spill event; we can actually create a weir that allows a spill event with the use of far less water. These are the things that we believe are important. I think it is absolutely prescient that the public clearly understand that the coalition's policy is the cap at 1,500 gigs. Most of that has already been purchased. We only have about 249 gigs to go.</p> <p class="speaker">Sarah Hanson-Young</p><p>I just want to put clearly on the record that the Greens do not support this amendment.</p> <p class="speaker">Louise Pratt</p><p>The question is that Senator Joyce's amendment be agreed to.</p><p>The CHAIRMAN: The question is that amendment (3) on sheet 7336 moved by Senator Joyce be agreed to.</p>
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