Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Committee of the Whole - Australian Greens amendments
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 55% attendance
Division last edited 21 days ago by mackay staff
The majority voted in favour of a motion that the bills be read a second time, which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bills. This means the Senate will now discuss the bills in more detail.
Note that the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 was formerly known as the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023.
The bills digest sets out the following key points in respect to the bills:
The Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023 (ANNPS Bill) establishes a new regulatory framework to promote and regulate the nuclear safety of activities relating to AUKUS submarines. The framework would apply to Australian submarines and, in more limited circumstances, to activities related to UK/US submarines.
The ANNPS Bill establishes a new regulator, the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator. The Regulator would be able to grant Australian naval nuclear power safety licences to Commonwealth-related persons for 3 types of regulated activities in designated zones. The Regulator would have a range of compliance and enforcement powers.
The Minister would be able to give the Regulator directions ‘if it is necessary … in the interests of national security and to deal with an emergency’.
The ANNPS Bill provides for a range of matters to be established in regulations and contains few transparency mechanisms.
The Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 (Transitional Provisions Bill) provides for the transfer of existing licences granted under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 (ARPANS Act) to Australian naval nuclear power safety licences under the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act 2024 for activities that would become regulated activities under that Act.
The Bills have been referred to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 April 2024.
The Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee raised a number of concerns with the ANNPS Bill and has sought further information from the Minister.
Note that West Australian Senator Fatima Payman (Independent), Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick (Independent) and Tasmanian Senator Tammy Tyrrell (Independent) are currently listed as a rebel voters but this is inaccurate because these senators are all now independent senators.
There were 2 rebellions in this division.
Party | Votes | |
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Australian Greens (91% turnout) | 0 Yes – 10 No | |
Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | No | |
Dorinda Cox WA | No | |
Mehreen Faruqi NSW | No | |
Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
Steph Hodgins-May Victoria | No | |
Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
Barbara Pocock SA | No | |
David Shoebridge NSW | No | |
Jordon Steele-John WA | No | |
Larissa Waters Queensland | No | |
Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Absent | |
Australian Labor Party (96% turnout) | 22 Yes – 1 No | |
Tim Ayres NSW | Yes | |
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
Raff Ciccone Victoria | Yes | |
Lisa Darmanin Victoria | Yes | |
Don Farrell SA | Yes | |
Katy Gallagher ACT | Yes | |
Varun Ghosh WA | Yes | |
Nita Green Queensland | Yes | |
Karen Grogan SA | Yes | |
Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
Deborah O'Neill NSW | Yes | |
Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
Marielle Smith SA | Yes | |
Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
Jana Stewart Victoria | Yes | |
Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
Jess Walsh Victoria | Yes | |
Murray Watt Queensland | Yes | |
Fatima Payman WA | No | |
Tony Sheldon NSW | Absent | |
Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | Absent | |
David Pocock ACT Independent | No | |
Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | No | |
Fatima Payman WA Independent | Absent | |
Gerard Rennick Queensland Independent | Absent | |
Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Independent | Absent | |
David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | No | |
Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
James McGrath Queensland | Absent | |
Liberal Party (18% turnout) | 3 Yes – 1 No | |
Wendy Askew Tasmania | Yes | |
Claire Chandler Tasmania | Yes | |
Paul Scarr Queensland | Yes | |
Gerard Rennick Queensland | No | |
Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Absent | |
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Absent | |
David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
Sarah Henderson Victoria | Absent | |
Hollie Hughes NSW | Absent | |
Jane Hume Victoria | Absent | |
Maria Kovacic NSW | Absent | |
Kerrynne Liddle SA | Absent | |
Matt O'Sullivan WA | Absent | |
James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
Linda Reynolds WA | Absent | |
Anne Ruston SA | Absent | |
Dave Sharma NSW | Absent | |
Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Ross Cadell NSW | Absent | |
Perin Davey NSW | Absent | |
Susan McDonald Queensland | Absent | |
Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
Malcolm Roberts Queensland | No | |
Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
Sue Lines WA President | Absent | |
Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | Yes | |
Totals (57% turnout) | 27 Yes – 16 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.