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30th Jun 2023
Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Adjourn debate
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
25th Jun 2018, 9:17 PM – Senate Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to pass the bill in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill a third time. Since it had already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law.
What does this bill do?
The bill was introduced to:
enable the Commonwealth Water Minister to direct the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) to prepare an amendment to the Basin Plan 2012 (the Basin Plan) that is the same in effect as a Basin Plan amendment that has previously been disallowed, or taken to have been disallowed, by either House of Parliament.
Read more in the bills digest.
Votes Passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Bernardi SA Australian Conservatives | No | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 9 No | |
| Andrew Bartlett Queensland | No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | No | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (64% turnout) | 16 Yes – 0 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Yes | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | Yes | |
| Kristina Keneally NSW | Yes | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | Yes | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Yes | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Yes | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Yes | |
| David Smith ACT | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Yes | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Absent | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Absent | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Absent | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
| Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Centre Alliance (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Stirling Griff SA | Absent | |
| Rex Patrick SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Derryn Hinch Victoria Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | No | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Absent | |
| Fraser Anning Queensland Independent | Yes | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA Independent | Yes | |
| Steve Martin Tasmania Independent | Yes | |
| Tim Storer SA Independent | Yes | |
| Fraser Anning Queensland Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Yes | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (57% turnout) | 13 Yes – 0 No | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Yes | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | Yes | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Yes | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Yes | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Yes | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | Yes | |
| Jim Molan NSW | Yes | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Yes | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Yes | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Yes | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Yes | |
| Dean Smith WA | Yes | |
| Amanda Stoker Queensland | Yes | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Absent | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (33% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | Yes | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| John Williams NSW | Absent | |
| Nick Xenophon Team (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Stirling Griff SA | No | |
| Rex Patrick SA | No | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Peter Georgiou WA | Yes | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Yes | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria President | Absent | |
| Brian Burston NSW United Australia Party | Absent | |
| Totals (67% turnout) | 38 Yes – 13 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.