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senate vote 2015-05-14#1

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  • Motions — Environment
  • Motions — NSW conservation legislation

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senate vote 2015-05-14#1

Edited by Luke Bacon

on 2015-05-27 11:22:45

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  • <p class="speaker">John Williams</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate notes&#8212;</p>
  • [Senator John Williams](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/john_williams) moved:
  • > That the Senate notes—
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  • > * (a) the Coalition Government was returned in New South Wales at the 28 March 2015 election;
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  • > * (b) the intention of the New South Wales Coalition Government to introduce new biodiversity conservation legislation to remove barriers whilst maintaining environmental protections, and which will repeal the Native Vegetation Act, the Threatened Species Conservation Act and sections of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, and which will enhance food security for all Australians; and
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  • > * (c) comments from NSW Farmers' Association President, Ms Fiona Simson, That the decision recognises that environmental outcomes and food production outcomes can in fact go hand in hand and do not have to result in perverse outcomes for farming practices.
  • <p class="italic">(a) the Coalition Government was returned in New South Wales at the 28 March 2015 election;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) the intention of the New South Wales Coalition Government to introduce new biodiversity conservation legislation to remove barriers whilst maintaining environmental protections, and which will repeal the Native Vegetation Act, the Threatened Species Conservation Act and sections of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, and which will enhance food security for all Australians; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) comments from NSW Farmers' Association President, Ms Fiona Simson, That the decision recognises that environmental outcomes and food production outcomes can in fact go hand-in-hand and do not have to result in perverse outcomes for farming practices.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Gavin Marshall</p>
  • <p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 715 be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>