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senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-10-09 15:31:16	Title Description ~~The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8) that: _the bill, as amended, now be read a second time._~~ ~~This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation).~~ ~~Background to the bill~~ The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814), which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138) was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [carbon pricing mechanism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia) and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [Climate Change Authority](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority).(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [here](http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx) and the Climate Change Authority [here](http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about).) ~~The ten other bills are:~~ ~~- [Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137)~~ ~~- [True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131)~~ ~~- [True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132)~~ ~~- [Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135)~~ ~~- [Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141)~~ - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140) - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134) - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139) ~~- [Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136)~~ ~~- [Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114)~~ ~~References~~ The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8) that: _the bill, as amended, now be read a second time._ This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation). _Background to the bill_ The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814), which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138) was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [carbon pricing mechanism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia) and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [Climate Change Authority](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority).(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [here](http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx) and the Climate Change Authority [here](http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about).) The ten other bills are: - [Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137) - [True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131) - [True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132) - [Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135) - [Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141) - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140) - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134) - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139) - [Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136) - [Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114)
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by system on 2014-10-07 16:21:32	Title Description ~~The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:~~ ~~''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''~~ ~~This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation].~~ ~~Background to the bill~~ The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].) ~~The ten other bills are:~~ * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013] ~~References~~ The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8) that: _the bill, as amended, now be read a second time._ This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation). Background to the bill The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814), which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138) was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [carbon pricing mechanism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia) and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [Climate Change Authority](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority).(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [here](http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx) and the Climate Change Authority [here](http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about).) The ten other bills are: - [Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137) - [True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131) - [True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132) - [Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135) - [Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141) - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140) - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134) - [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139) - [Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136) - [Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114) References
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by system on 2014-10-07 16:16:57	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that: ''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.'' This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation]. Background to the bill The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1] The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].) The ten other bills are: * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013] References * [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-03-24 09:51:00	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that: ''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.'' This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation]. ~~Background to the bills~~ Background to the bill The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1] The ten other bills are: * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013] References * [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-03-24 09:50:53	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that: ''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.'' This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation]. Background to the bills The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1] The ten other bills are: * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013] References * [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-03-24 09:50:02	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that: ''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.'' ~~This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.~~ This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation]. Background to the bills The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation] (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1] The ten other bills are: * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013] References * [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-03-24 09:49:09	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that: ''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.'' This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Background to the bills The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation] (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1] The ten other bills are: * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013] References * [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].. * [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-03-24 09:48:52	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that: ''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.'' This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Background to the bills The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish the [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx Clean Energy Finance Corporation] and the [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about Climate Change Authority]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation] (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation. The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1] ~~The eleven bills are:~~ The ten other bills are: * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy. References * [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here]..
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-02-13 18:24:19	Title Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 — Second Reading — Abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 — Second Reading — Read a second time Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that: ''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.'' This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Background to the bills <p>The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:</p> <p><blockquote><i>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</i></blockquote></p> The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish the [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx Clean Energy Finance Corporation] and the [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about Climate Change Authority]. <p>This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.</p> The eleven bills are: * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013] * [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] ~~<p><b>Background to the bills</b></p>~~ The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy. <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.</p> ~~<p>The eleven bills are:</p>~~ ~~<ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~ ~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~ ~~<li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~ ~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~ ~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~ <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li> ~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li>~~ ~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li>~~ ~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul>~~ <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.</p>
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-01-02 11:21:20	Title Description <p>The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:</p> <p><blockquote><i>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</i></blockquote></p> <p>This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.</p> ~~<p><b>Summary of the debate in the Senate</b></p>~~ ~~@MP voted aye to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be abolished.~~ ~~@MP voted no to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should not be abolished.~~ <p><b>Background to the bills</b></p> <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.</p> <p>The eleven bills are:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul> <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.</p>
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2013-12-19 12:20:43	Title Description <p>The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:</p> <p><blockquote><i>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</i></blockquote></p> <p>This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.</p> <p><b>Summary of the debate in the Senate</b></p> @MP voted aye to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be abolished. @MP voted no to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should not be abolished. <p><b>Background to the bills</b></p> <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.</p> <p>The eleven bills are:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul> <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.</p>
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2013-12-19 12:19:07	Title Description <p>The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:</p> <p><blockquote><i>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</i></blockquote></p> ~~<p>Passing this motion means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.</p>~~ <p>This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.</p> <p><b>Summary of the debate in the Senate</b></p> @MP voted aye to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be abolished. @MP voted no to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should not be abolished. <p><b>Background to the bills</b></p> <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.</p> <p>The eleven bills are:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul> <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.</p>
senate vote 2013-12-10#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2013-12-19 12:18:24	Title Bills — Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013; Second Reading Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 — Second Reading — Abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Description ~~<p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>~~ <p>The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:</p> <p><blockquote><i>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</i></blockquote></p> <p>Passing this motion means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.</p> <p><b>Summary of the debate in the Senate</b></p> @MP voted aye to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be abolished. @MP voted no to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should not be abolished. <p><b>Background to the bills</b></p> <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.</p> <p>The eleven bills are:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul> <p>The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.</p>

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~~The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8) that: _the bill, as amended, now be read a second time._~~
~~This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation).~~
~~Background to the bill~~
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814), which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138) was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [carbon pricing mechanism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia) and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [Climate Change Authority](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority).(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [here](http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx) and the Climate Change Authority [here](http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about).)
~~The ten other bills are:~~
~~- [Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137)~~
~~- [True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131)~~
~~- [True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132)~~
~~- [Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135)~~
~~- [Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141)~~
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140)
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134)
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139)
~~- [Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136)~~
~~- [Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114)~~
~~References~~
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8) that: _the bill, as amended, now be read a second time._
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation).
_Background to the bill_
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814), which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138) was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [carbon pricing mechanism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia) and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [Climate Change Authority](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority).(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [here](http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx) and the Climate Change Authority [here](http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about).)
The ten other bills are:
- [Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137)
- [True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131)
- [True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132)
- [Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135)
- [Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141)
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140)
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134)
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139)
- [Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136)
- [Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114)

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by system

on 2014-10-07 16:21:32

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~~The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:~~
~~''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''~~
~~This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation].~~
~~Background to the bill~~
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].)
~~The ten other bills are:~~
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013]
~~References~~
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8) that: _the bill, as amended, now be read a second time._
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation).
Background to the bill
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814), which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138) was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [carbon pricing mechanism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia) and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [Climate Change Authority](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority).(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [here](http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx) and the Climate Change Authority [here](http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about).)
The ten other bills are:
- [Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137)
- [True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131)
- [True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132)
- [Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135)
- [Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141)
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140)
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134)
- [Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139)
- [Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136)
- [Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114)
References

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by system

on 2014-10-07 16:16:57

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Description

The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:
''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation].
Background to the bill
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1]
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].(Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].)
The ten other bills are:
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013]
References
* [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-03-24 09:51:00

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Description

The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:
''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation].
~~Background to the bills~~
Background to the bill
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1]
The ten other bills are:
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013]
References
* [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-03-24 09:50:53

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Description

The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:
''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation].
Background to the bills
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1]
The ten other bills are:
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013]
References
* [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-03-24 09:50:02

Title

Description

The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:
''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''
~~This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.~~
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation].
Background to the bills
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation] (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1]
The ten other bills are:
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013]
References
* [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-03-24 09:49:09

Title

Description

The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:
''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Background to the bills
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation] (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1]
The ten other bills are:
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013]
References
* [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here]..
* [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here].

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-03-24 09:48:52

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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:
''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Background to the bills
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish the [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx Clean Energy Finance Corporation] and the [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about Climate Change Authority].
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Energy_Finance_Corporation Clean Energy Finance Corporation] (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in renewable energy generation.
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013] was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish both the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Authority Climate Change Authority].[1]
~~The eleven bills are:~~
The ten other bills are:
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.
References
* [1] Read more about the Clean Energy Finance Corporation [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx here] and the Climate Change Authority [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about here]..

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-02-13 18:24:19

Title

Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 — Second Reading — Abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 — Second Reading — Read a second time

Description

The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-12-10.12.8 motion] that:
''the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.''
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Background to the bills
The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:
<blockquote>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</blockquote>
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_pricing_in_Australia carbon pricing mechanism] and abolish the [http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx Clean Energy Finance Corporation] and the [http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about Climate Change Authority].
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
The eleven bills are:
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137 Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131 True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132 True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135 Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141 Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139 Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136 Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114 Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138 Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013]
~~Background to the bills~~
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814 Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012], which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.
~~The eleven bills are:~~
~~<ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~
~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~
~~<li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~
~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~
~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>~~
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li>
~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li>~~
~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li>~~
~~<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul>~~
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-01-02 11:21:20

Title

Description

The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:
<blockquote>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</blockquote>
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
~~Summary of the debate in the Senate~~
~~@MP voted aye to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be abolished.~~
~~@MP voted no to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should not be abolished.~~
Background to the bills
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.
The eleven bills are:
<ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul>
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2013-12-19 12:20:43

Title

Description

The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:
<blockquote>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</blockquote>
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Summary of the debate in the Senate
@MP voted aye to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be abolished.
@MP voted no to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should not be abolished.
Background to the bills
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.
The eleven bills are:
<ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul>
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2013-12-19 12:19:07

Title

Description

The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:
<blockquote>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</blockquote>
~~Passing this motion means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.~~
This means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Summary of the debate in the Senate
@MP voted aye to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be abolished.
@MP voted no to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should not be abolished.
Background to the bills
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.
The eleven bills are:
<ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul>
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.

senate vote 2013-12-10#1

Edited by mackay staff

on 2013-12-19 12:18:24

Title

Bills — Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013; Second Reading
Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 — Second Reading — Abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Description

~~Long debate text truncated.~~
The majority voted against a <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0016;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2597051a-9271-4342-bb22-f1866597b917%2F0000%22">motion</a> that:
<blockquote>the bill, as amended, now be read a second time.</blockquote>
Passing this motion means that the majority of senators rejected the main idea of the bill, which was to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Summary of the debate in the Senate
@MP voted aye to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be abolished.
@MP voted no to say that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should not be abolished.
Background to the bills
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament as part of a package of eleven bills to remove the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/About-the-Mechanism/Pages/default.aspx">carbon pricing mechanism</a> and abolish the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au/about-us.aspx">Clean Energy Finance Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/about">Climate Change Authority</a>.
The eleven bills are:
<ul><li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5137">Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5131">True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href ="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5132">True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5135">Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5141">Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5140">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5134">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5139">Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5136">Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5114">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5138">Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013</a></li></ul>
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (‘CEFC’) was created by the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4814">Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012</a>, which was introduced while the Australian Labor Party was in government. It is a fund dedicated to investing in clean energy.