Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Passed by a small majority
2 rebellions 57% attendance
Division last edited 21 days ago by mackay staff
The majority voted against amendments introduced by Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network), which means they failed and will not form part of the bill.
(1) Clause 5, page 9 (after line 6), after the definition of licence, insert:
low level radioactive material means radioactive material (within the meaning of the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012) that is not high level radioactive material (within the meaning of that Act).
(2) Clause 8A, page 14 (after line 15), at the end of the clause, add:
(3) This section has no effect to the extent of any inconsistency with section 8C.
(3) Page 14 (after line 27), at the end of Subdivision A, add:
8C Prohibition on receiving and storing radioactive waste
(1) Nothing in this Act is taken to authorise the receipt or storage of radioactive waste from an AUKUS submarine, unless:
(a) for an AUKUS submarine not operated by Australia for naval or military purposes—arrangements have been made for any low level radioactive material to be removed from Australia by the operator of that AUKUS submarine to a suitable radioactive waste management facility outside of Australia within 12 months; or
(b) for an AUKUS submarine operated by Australia for naval or military purposes—the site of a suitable long-term radioactive waste management facility has been identified and gazetted.
(2) The Regulator must not issue a licence in respect of the receipt or storage of radioactive waste from an AUKUS submarine unless paragraph (1)(a) or (b) applies.
(4) Clause 21, page 24 (lines 13 and 14), omit subparagraph (2)(b)(ii), substitute:
(ii) releases radioactive material into the environment, or could have resulted in a release of radioactive material into the environment; or
(5) Clause 21, page 25 (after line 13), at the end of the clause add:
Definitions of serious illness and serious injury
(7) In this section:
serious illness has the meaning given by an instrument made under subsection (8).
serious injury has the meaning given by an instrument made under subsection (8).
(8) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine the meanings of serious illness and serious injury for the purposes of subsection (7).
(6) Clause 109, page 97 (after line 25), after subclause (3A), insert:
Qualification for nomination
(3B) The Minister must not nominate a person for appointment as Director-General or Deputy Director-General unless the Senate agrees to the nomination by resolution of the Senate, agreed to by an absolute majority of Senators.
(7) Clause 123A, page 106 (line 29), omit paragraph (1)(b), substitute:
(b) the release radioactive material into the environment.
(8) Clause 123A, page 107 (lines 1 to 3), omit subclause (2), substitute:
(2) If the Director-General becomes aware that a nuclear safety incident has occurred:
(a) the Director-General must notify the Minister about the incident as soon as possible; and
(b) the Minister must notify the Prime Minister about the incident as soon as possible after the Minister has been notified about the incident; and
(c) the Prime Minister must notify the Premiers and Chief Ministers of the relevant State and Territories about the incident as soon as possible after the Prime Minister has been notified about the incident.
(2A) If the Minister and Prime Minister are notified of an incident under subsection (2), the Minister and Prime Minister must issue a joint public statement about the incident within 24 hours of both being notified.
Note that West Australian Senator Fatima Payman (Independent) is currently recorded as a rebel voter in the Labor Party, but this is wrong as Senator Payman is now an Independent senator.
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
Party | Votes | |
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Australian Greens (91% turnout) | 10 Yes – 0 No | |
Penny Allman-Payne Queensland | Yes | |
Dorinda Cox WA | Yes | |
Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
Steph Hodgins-May Victoria | Yes | |
Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
Barbara Pocock SA | Yes | |
David Shoebridge NSW | Yes | |
Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Absent | |
Australian Labor Party (88% turnout) | 1 Yes – 20 No | |
Fatima Payman WA | Yes | |
Tim Ayres NSW | No | |
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
Raff Ciccone Victoria | No | |
Lisa Darmanin Victoria | No | |
Katy Gallagher ACT | No | |
Varun Ghosh WA | No | |
Nita Green Queensland | No | |
Karen Grogan SA | No | |
Jenny McAllister NSW | No | |
Malarndirri McCarthy NT | No | |
Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
Louise Pratt WA | No | |
Marielle Smith SA | No | |
Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
Jana Stewart Victoria | No | |
Jess Walsh Victoria | No | |
Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
Tony Sheldon NSW | Absent | |
Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
Andrew McLachlan SA Deputy President | Absent | |
David Pocock ACT Independent | Yes | |
Lidia Thorpe Victoria Independent | Yes | |
Fatima Payman WA Independent | Absent | |
Gerard Rennick Queensland Independent | Absent | |
Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Independent | Absent | |
David Van Victoria Independent | Absent | |
Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
Tammy Tyrrell Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | No | |
Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
James McGrath Queensland | No | |
Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
Liberal Party (18% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
Wendy Askew Tasmania | No | |
Matt O'Sullivan WA | No | |
James Paterson Victoria | No | |
Paul Scarr Queensland | No | |
Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
Slade Brockman WA | Absent | |
Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
Claire Chandler Tasmania | 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 | |
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 (0% turnout) | Absent | |
Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Absent | |
Sue Lines WA President | Absent | |
Ralph Babet Victoria United Australia Party | Absent | |
Totals (53% turnout) | 14 Yes – 26 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.