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senate vote 2022-11-28#6
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Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference- Committees - Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee - Reference; electricity transmission infrastructure
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<p class="speaker">Ross Cadell</p><p>I seek leave to amend business of the Senate notice of motion No. 2, relating to a reference regarding high-voltage electricity infrastructure.</p>-
- The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2022-11-28.174.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Ross Cadell](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/ross_cadell) (Nationals), which means it failed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 1 December 2023:*
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- > *The impact of high-voltage electricity transmission infrastructure on agricultural and environmental land, with particular reference to:*
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- > *a) the effects of using overhead and underground transmission infrastructure on agricultural and environmental assets and the communities they support;*
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- > *b) the Commonwealth's role in the development of transmission infrastructure;*
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- > *c) opportunities for the Commonwealth to engage and work constructively with states and territories, private enterprise, and local communities and other stakeholders in order to reduce the potential for transmission infrastructure to negatively impact agricultural and environmental assets ; and*
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- > *d) any other related matters.*
<p>Leave granted.</p><p>I move the motion as amended:</p><p class="italic">That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 1 December 2023:</p><p class="italic">The impact of high-voltage electricity transmission infrastructure on agricultural and environmental land, with particular reference to:</p><p class="italic">a) the effects of using overhead and underground transmission infrastructure on agricultural and environmental assets and the communities they support;</p><p class="italic">b) the Commonwealth's role in the development of transmission infrastructure;</p><p class="italic">c) opportunities for the Commonwealth to engage and work constructively with states and territories, private enterprise, and local communities and other stakeholders in order to reduce the potential for transmission infrastructure to negatively impact agricultural and environmental assets ; and</p><p class="italic">d) any other related matters.</p> <p class="speaker">The Deput</p><p>The question before the chair is that the motion moved by Senator Cadell, which a reference to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, be agreed to</p><p></p><p></p> -
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